PRICES
tal'ir GOODS.
ItS B. CAMPBELL a
727 CHESTNUT STREET,
V, TRUE ENTIRE STOCK OF'
DILY GOODS,
CONSISTING IN PART OF
11)TOES,
OPLINS AND REPS,
wiNGLINES,
CLAN PLAIDS,
ALPACAS AND MORAIRS,
BLACK AND FANCY SILKS,
SHAWLS, GLOVES,
LINENS, WHITE GOODS,
FLANNELS, BLANKETS,
LINEN AND COTTON
SREETINGS,
REPELLANTS AND
CLOAKING CLOTHS,
T EXTREMELY LOW RATES.
e beg leave to assure the public that we have
fed down every article In our stock, and now have
oar power to offer
RARE BARGAINS,.
TTAIN DEPARTMENT.
ITARD, YIN HAMMEN, & ABRISON,
Ka, 100 S CHESTNUT STREET,
11 received, from the late
AUCTION SALES IN NEW YORK,
large addition to their Splendid Stook of
LICE AND MUSLIN CURTAINS,
CATELLE, SATIN DE LAINE, REPS, TERRY
JAPANESE CLOTH,
the various other materials most desirable for
BLOB, CHAMBER, DINING-ROOM,
AND
LIBRARY CURTAINS.
, limates for furnishing single rooms, suites of apart
-tE.or a'whole house, based on a large deduction
t'ormer prices, promptly furnished, and the work
; Wally and faithfully performed by experienced
raliable hands. oc2.lmwf fpft
rINDOW WINDOW
SHADES. - SHADES.`
NEW STYLES FOR FALL TRADE,
NEW STYLES FOR FALL TRADE.
Are constantly receiving from oar Factory
NEW STYLES OF WINDOW SHADES,
:3Olnil the new colors—Brown, Leather, Stone, &a.
RELTY, CARRINGTON, & CO.,
Manufacturers of Window Shades and
Importers of
Curtain ilfaterials,
s.lruwfnalp - No. 723 CHESTNUT Street.
HW MOURNING STORE,
926 CHESTNUT STRET.
IDIOM REDUCTION IN PRICES
Merinos, De Taloa, Rep., %fathoms, Bombs-
PE, Alpacas, Urape Cloth, Eruproo and other favorite
well known fabrico. GRELT REDIJCTiOX
ill our immense stocli' of
, COND MOURNING GOODS
as Blohairs, Poplins, Lustres, 'Valencias, &c., Aso.
ALSO,
,IMORAL SKIRTS AND SHAWLS,
west variety.
BLACK SILKS,
,; :e very best makes, and an elegant nesortmeut of
LIGHT SILKS.
MOURNING 31X.1.X...AN.V.1VW,
he very latest New 'York and Paris styles, always
baud, and made to order.
' e retpectfully request an examination of our stock
ore purchasing elsewhere.
& d. MYERS & CO.,
)2& CHESTNUT Street.
t.mw in
DISPE,A.'I 7 ".
nr Cloak room contains a fine show of properly-
de and elegant garments, for fall and, winter wear.
RICH VELOUR CLOAKS.
NANDSOME BEATER DO.
:MUST FROSTED BEAVER = DO.
BLACK TRICOT.AND BEAVER DO.
FINE BLLOK GLRACENTS.
WATER PROOF CLOAKS.
CLOAKS MADE TO ORDER.
COOPER (K; CONARD;
:31•!mw&m Southeast corner NINTH and MARKET
RELT t3TOOK OF
COArrING-S,
FOR LADIES AND GENTLEIGH
YROSTRDS,
VELOURS,
CHINCHILLAS,
TRIOOTS,
I aTery 'hada and quality in the cam:arr. Pox cholla
Goode, call at the
CLO'llat ..9'1"011E
WM. T. SisTOD GRASS,
34 Sonth SECOND Street, and
M 3 STRAWBERRY Street.
_AV I. 1" ' I A LARGE
ud carefully selected assortment of MOURNING
GUS, such as
DELAINES, single and double width,
SECOND MOUE:CIAO DELAINES,
hISEINOEI3,
THIBST MERINOES for Shawls,
CASUIBERIS,
EPING LIES.
EMPRESS CLOTHS,
PARIs/ENVES,
TADAO - 4ES.
BOMBAZINES,
ALPACAS,
QUEEN'S CLOTH,
LONG and, SQUARE SHAWLS, &c. &c.
Al`n, an elegant assortment el! BLACK SILKS, to
troth I would. reepecttally ask "a tendon.
PERKINS,
cr3l.3t 0 South Street
1024 CABSTitift-TREET,
N. NEEDLES
la Div nnenunne
NOVELTIES
2:1
LACES,.
WITITE GOODS,
EMBROIDERIES
•
-v EJLS
tiANDIKEROHIEFS, &a.
In eireri variety and at REDUCED PRICES,
SUITABLE.POR THE FALL TRADE,
r • F
BRIGHT PLAID POPLINS.
JUST OPENED, several large lota, bought in New
Toll at reduced prices for cash.
One lot eingle•width rich Plaids, 6,c.
One lot double width heavy gay Plaid Poplins, $1.25.
Two iota fine all.wool 'bright Pla , da, cheap.
Three lots rich wool Plaid Pupllne, $llB9, $2, and
42.25.
One lot floe wide French Merinoea, $1.50.
One lot Striped Brocade Reps, $1..2.5.
One lot ligiired, striped, leavy afohairs, $1.25,
One lot fl red Merinoes. $1.26; a bargain.
One lot black wool Delaines, 75c; cheap.
25 pieces American. Printa and Delaines.
COOPER Sr. CONLRD,
oc29•tf S. E. Corner NINTH and MARKET Strode.
A FINE ABBOBTMENT OF SHAWLS
for Bale below the present gold prices.
Long Brod ie shawls, open centres.
Long Broche Shawls. Ailed centres.
§onare Broche hhawls. open centre&
by nue BrocheShawlic,_filled centres.
Rich Plaid and Stripe Blanket Shawls.
Sgoare, Plaid, and Stripe Blanket Shawl's.
Long and square Black 'Tibet Shawls;
4-4 Mantilla Velvet. pure silk.
Frosted and other Beaver Cloths.
Cloaks ready made,
j)cl7-if
A STEEL &SON HAVE NOW
• open a large an d sho'se assArtment of
FALL A D .NT ' Elt DRESS GOODS:
Plain liferinoes, .1.36 to $6, Plain Poplin&
Plaid Merinoes and Poplins,
Plain and Plaid Silk Poplins,
Plain and Figured Mohair Poplins.
gad a great variety of now and choice Dre;e Ooods. all
it Prices far below
THE PREI3I3I I IT COST OF IMPORTATION.
SILICS-01 all kinds, a great variety, from Tf sex&
P) 4 3 Der yard
_below
THE INVOETER'S PRICES.
SEIAWLS—A. large assortment, at a small advailse
irer last season's primes.
Isi•tf Nog. 'Fla and 710 North TENTH - Strad.
IVIERINOES, POPLINS,
Rope Epininni,l Clan
!]heap at
&Lissom, Mohan, and other Dress Goode,
JAS. B. CAMPBELL & CO.'s.
• TAT CHESTNUT Street.
SILK BRAWLS,
}Woellsak Maths ' _
lossa, Idnons. sstd. White Goods,
Cheap st JAA. k. afPRELL & Co. '6,
CHESTNUT Street,
FLKITN-ns, BLINK:FITS,
I:lheaD it
aid Cotton Bbeettnlflit
JAB, E. CAMPBELL &
7%1 CElElelli UT Street,
ALL WHO , 'WANT GOOD DRY
GOODS, it ti• loweifit_prioes. can find lawn
Jai. B CAuFBNLL at 00.'Sp
757 CABHTNIIT Streat.
Id
al.
PURE' PALM OIL BOAP.--THIE BoAr
is made of pure, freeh Palm 01_4 and Is entirely a
'vegetable Soap • more suitable for Toilet nee than those
&rade from animal fate, In boxes of 0110 desert Baku, -; " 11l per box. Manufactured b_y
GEO. M. ISLIKINTON & SOIL
116 MARGAIiVITA Street. between 'front &ad
Reload. above, chin aw),111 tee-ere
CARD AND FANCY JOB PRINTING,
‘.l CIGWALTLig BROW% a 70112,11/ et
SCOW Fl PLAIDS,
BASKETS,
VELVETS,
MIXTURES, am., &a
EDWIN HALL .& 00.,
3O south SECOND Street
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VOL 8.-NO. 81.
SILK. & DRY GOODS JOBBERS.
FAIL,I Noce FALL,
1E404. ) NOW IN STORE 1804.
DUD YARD £ CO.,
ifint, Sri Oteatnnt and SI4 jayne Sireetis
ISMODTBES AND jOBBERS OF
SILKS AND FANCY DRY GOODS,
SHAWLS, LINENS,
~LrD WHITE GOODS.
A LARGE AND HANDSOME STOOK OF
DRESS GOODS.
NULL Lin OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
13A1.31035LAJLAS,
INCLUDING DECKED'S AND OTHER HAKIM
sin2O-Sal
CORIMSSION HOUSES,
.6.,M6 NY' a • a 0^..0.
rrnE ATTENTION OF THE TRADE
Is called to our stock of
CAMDEN WOOLEN MILL
REPELLANTS, LADIES' CLOTHS, SACKINGS.
SHIETINOS, and FLANNELS.
SAXONY WOOLEN COMPANY
ALL-WOOL FLANNELS.
STEVENS & CO., N. STEVENS & SONS',
and other makes GRAY, SCARLET, and BLUE
TWILLED FLANNELS.
"BLAOKWOOD" and "HINSDALE" MILLS
6.4 COTTON WARP and ALL-WOOL CLOTHS
and BEAVERS.
GREYLOCK KILLS ,(Dean & Lamonte),
CAROLINA MILLS (T. R. Hyde ISt CO.),
WEST EATON MILLS (M. 4f., IL),
and other makes of
FANCY CASSIIVIERES. - -
SAXONY MILL •
PLAIN and PLAID SATINETS.
"FLORENCE" and aSPRINGVILLE" MILLS
PLAIN and MIXED MELTON'S.
PITTSFIELD, 13ERKSHIRE,
and other makes BALMORAL SKIRTS, In great
variety.
LEVRINGTON MILLS
PLAIN and FANCY KENTUCKY MITS.
OLENRAM OINGHAMS, DENIMS, STRIPES, TICKS,
SHEETING% &c..
of the most deei'mble styles
COVESKY, MOULTON, & EMS,
33 LETITIA Street, and
.e2l-wfa.33n 3gl South, FRONT Street
HAZARD & HUTCHINSON,
No. 11l CHESTNUT STREET.
COMMISSION MEROHANTSi
Fos THE BALE 07
asi-6m3 PHILADDLITIA•MADE GOODS.
CARPETS AiD-OIL-CLOTHS.
FALL
1864.
GLJOICECELO NOEIa4S,-
CfERMUTTOWN.
McCALLUIVE
.40 CO.;
CARPET VfA.REHOUSE,
509 ORBSTNUT STREET.
sel7-3m
PHILADELPHIA.
1864. 1864.
310CALLITIVI AD CO.
RETAIT, DEPARTM.ENT,
c;l9 OthISTNUT STREET.
sel7-3ut OPPOSITX ISIOXPENDEITOB HALL.
FINANCIAL.
OFFICE FOR THE BALE OF
NATIONAL, LDAWS,
No. 114 South Third Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
NEW U. S. 5-20 SIX :P :CENT, LOAN.
The sulestribers, having been the suocessful bidden
for a portion of the new 5-20 six per cent. Gold-Bearing
Loan, are prepared to offer it on favorable terms to their
customers, in large or small animate> in Bonds of de
nominations of
50s, 100 s, 500 s, and I,ooos,
BOTH REGISTERED AND' CIOIIPONS,
The interest commences on the let of November nest,
and is payable in Gold semi-annually, on the let of May
and November.
All other Government securities en band and for sale,
And Information given concerning investments at our
JAY COOKE & CO•, Bankers,
No. 114 SOUTH THIRD STREET. ocls lm
THE
FARMERS' AND MECHANICS'
NArriCON.A. - 1.4 13.a.xkin
OE riPIIIALIDELPILIA.
FINANCIAL AGENT. AND DEPOSITARY OE THE
UNITED SPATES,
Receives Subscriptions for the NEW THREE-YEARS
7 30.100 TREASURY NOTES, which are convertible
at raatnrity into six per cent. 020 Bonds ; also for the
10-40 Bonds, interest on both payable in Gold.
0528-fmwlm W RUSHTON, Jrt., Cashier.
f a) 4100 UNION PASSENGER
N-1 RAILWAY COMPANY'S BONDS
FOR SALE.
The Union Passenger Railway Company offer for sale
at par one hundred thousand dollars of six per cent.
coupon bonds, clear of all taxes, National, State, and
Municipal.
These bonds are secured by a first mortgage of Aimee
hundred thousand dollars on the road and its fran
chises. The LIKLIAOO9 are Clarence F. Clark and Tho
mas A. Scott.
They are issued in sums of WO, and can be had on
application at the office of the Company, No. 205 South
FOURTH Street. WILLIAM F. NBSIBLE,
0c22-121 - Treasurer.
u KY NEW 1 7-30 LOAN.
• XJ• Subscriptions received, and the Nom tar
nished free of all ellarkea,
et-RC/ROB J. BOYD, Banker,
an9.5-.13n . 18 South THIRD Street.
O IL 11(TEPoVu i r l f 1 .1TD SOLD Oa commlssim
GEORGE J. BOTD,"
18 South THULA Street. arad-Sat
WALL PAPERS.
FB-C--'-1/JAJC:)-h-14PIILA
WALL PAPERS.
HOWELL ec BOURKE,
I. S. UORNHR FOURTH AND MARKET STREETS
Mannfacttirers of
p'ER JIANG-TWIGS.
WINDOW CI7RTAIN PAPERS,
LINEN SHADES AND HOLLANDS,
SOLID GREEN AND SUFI%
CHOCOLATE GROUNDS, FIGURED, AID PLAID
SHADES,
To Which we invite the attention of
STOREKEEPERS
GENTS' FIJUNISIIING" GOODS.
826 A.BOII STREET. 825
la E. DI 0 V A, 1..
49. A, ROFFMAN,
Mtn PREMIUX MIT AND WBAPPES
MANDFACTOBY, AND OBNTLBNIIIN'S
FURNISIIING, EMPORIUM, '
INNOVILD IRON 606 ARM STRUT
TO THE NBW STORE.
825 ARCH STREET. 825
JeD•ismwtim
• • • MILLINERY.
LADIES'
•
SILK
FRENCH MAPES.
BIRDS, FEATHERS, FLOWERS,
AND
er" •
ALL THE NOVELTIES IN THE MILLINERY LINE.
THOS. KENNEDY & BRO.,
oel2-wfm2rn No. 729 CHESTNUT Street.
1864 BRICKS, BRICKS, BRICKS.-
• A large and supe:rior,stook hand, for sale
at reduced prices. Bulldinge`contracted for on favora
ble term. JOHN lit. SIIIST, BUM, YARD, LONG
LANE, below Buck road.
Ozzick-922 tiAREST Street. 0c27.12t*
3 It 11:111.0 r.T6I 1 id, fjl
Tim FLORENCE
- 5 - THE FLORENCE
THE FLORENCE
THE FLORENCE
THE FLORENCE
THE FLORENCE
THE FLORENCE
THE 11.01 ENOS
ENWING MACHINES,
WING MACHINES.
SEWING. MACHINES.
SEWING MACHINES.
SEWING MACHINES.
SEWING MACHINES,
SEWING MACTUNER,
SEITIEC 1140H11118.
WIESTArr STREW.
630 CHESTNUT STREET. •
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
WO CHESTNUT STREET.
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
690 CHESTNUT STREET.
CARD.
MY ENTIRE sirooK
1F01V3032* X'lMMMitrr,
LESS THAN COST OF IMPORTATION.
I. E. WAJCAELAVEN,
BUOCESSOR. TO W. H. CAKEYL.
PITASONIG HALL '
719 CHESTNUT STREET.
of .tr
1026 CEIEST.NUT STREET. 1026 .
CUJEtrirkilN S'l'ol IE.
•
Constantly on hand a full line of
WINDOW CURTAINS,
CURTAIN MATERIALS,
FURNITURE COVERINGS,
WINDOW SHADES, -
CORNICES. -BANDS,
TASSELS, GIMPS,
CORDS, &c.,
AT THE LOWEST PRICES,
For first-class goods. The workmanship of this estab
lishment is second to no other in the United States.
0. Ita. STOUT & 00.,
oc3l-2m IYc, 1028 CHESTNUT. Street.
1864.
MERCHANT TAILORS.
E OWARD P. KELLY,
612 Cat:STNUT STREET,
Will from this date (October 8d) sell il
REDUCED PRICES.
1864. viEts-
A. aF. WOMRATII,
(SUCCESSORS TO THE lATE GEO. F. WOZdRATIL)
N 0.415 Arch. Street,
LAIMMS', FANC - Y 1 TT ,S,
To which they invite the attention of buyers.
oe2(1-3zu
lIENRY RASKE,
NEW FUR STORE,
517 ARCH STREET.
The above respectfully informs his patrons, and the
Public in general, that he has now opened at the above
store an assortment of
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S
FANCY FURS,
which for variety and quality
CANNOT BE SURPASSED
by any house in the 'United. States. Beingthe manu
facturer of all his Furs, and having imported all hie
stock when gold was much lower than at the present
rates, be can offer them to his patrons at the most rea
sonable prices.
All FURS made to order, and repairing done in the
best manner and latest styles.
HENRY RASEE,
IMPORTER AND- MANUFACTURER
Or LAMS' AND CHILDREN'S FURS,
°OS- tf . .517 ARCH. Street.
MILITARY GOODS.
FLAC4 ' 7. 1 16.66 1 1 s
c.24.3.1P.A.rGrkl - FL•AG-S,
BUNTING AND
SWORDS,
SASHES,
BELTS,
Togethermith a full assortment of
30VA.D7Fr 41k. JETAssAmar...,
oc 4 bn f p
STATIONERY & BLANK. ROOKS.
(AIL; MINING., COAL, AND OTHER
•-• NEW COMPANIES.
We are prepared to furnish New Corporations With all
the Books they require, at short notice andlow Mem
of dratguallty. All styles of Binding.
STEEL PLATE CERTIFICATES OF EITOC,X,
LITHOGRAPHED ".
TRANSFER BOOK.
ORDERS OF TRANSFAX,
STOCK LEDGER,
STOCK LEDGER BALANCES.
REGISTER OF CAPITAL STOOK.
BROKER'S PETTY Lsinaz.
ACCOUNT OF SALES.
DIVIDEND DOOR.
. MOBS 4* 00.3
ISLANK BOOK MANUFACIITISERWAND STATIONFAR,
L. TING3LUIC,
TOBACCO AND CIOAR WAREHOITSB,
No. 8 NORTH THIRD STREET,
Agent for the fige of. all the . celebrated brands of
BARNEY, GREEN, & CO., .
eel2•mwa Im
"BELLE OF TEE WEST," `` OINCINNATUS,"
" BURNIE, " Zcc: •
, g FMB TURKISH!" AND OTHER SMOKING
A large lot of prime CIGARS and TOBACCO, 35.0 w in
Store, and for sale cheap. . odB-1m
B WILLIAMB,
no. 16 NORTH BIRTH STRRiT. -
Manufacturer of
VENETIAN BLINDS
AND
WINDOWS
Sit- The Largest and Finest Assortment in the city at
the
LOWEST PRIOES.
Mr Repairing attended to promptly'.
AA-store Shades Made and Lettered. ielo4m
LOOKING 1ik148835..:
'JAMES S. EARLE & SON:
Sle CHESTNUT STREET; PHILL.. •
kayo stow In store a tory Lao assor t ment of
LOOKING , GLASSES:
of ovary oharutor, of Ma
ViNT UST NANUPACTURE AND LATEST STYLI&
• 'OTC. PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS,
irjartfita AND FulYynnotAPH INAIIII2
j,UCKNOW BAIJOE.-TBIS CELL
••-• brated bansa 0* hand sit H d o raj ß aal s ty_ wiLiaman.
UV/ hcltth WATSIt Boat.
CURTAIN GOODS.
I wiLL opium
LACE CTRTAINS
JOHN K.E1,14Y,
rICA3MOTCS,
CAS .B
FANCY FURS.
HAVE NOW OPEN
A FULL ASSORTMENT OF
or EVERY DEsoßarrrox.
MILITARY GOODS.
SUB ARCH street
433 CHESTITIT Brest.
TOBACCO
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVENII3ER 2, 1864.
Eljz . -.1rt55.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1864
THE ARMY ON THE JAMES.
Affairs In the Centre—The Late Brilliant
CouP by a Pennsyivania Regietent—A
.Ilephew or Itenry A. Wise a Prisoner--
The Governor Narrowly Escapes-)flow
Great - the - Victory might have been—
The Rebel Line Strengthened.
DIE. C. EDMUNDS' DESPATIMES
[Special Despatch. to The Press.]
HEADQUARTERS 18'r DivISION 2D COUPE,
BEFORE PETERSBURGO.t , • 27-8 P
) •
After the "storm" of Thursday night, comes a
calm. Our pickets have received strict orders not
to indulge in the practice of firing, henceforth, un
less the enemy should be foolhardy enough to at
tempt an advance. There has not been half a dozen
cannon-shot fired to.day. The rebels have with
drawn a large portion of their force fromtbe South
Side road, as is evident from the fact that their
skirmish line has been doubled in numbers; while
observations through the telescope at Gen. Mlles ,
headquarters show considerable additions to their
garrisons in their fortifications.
The body of Lieut. Price has not been recovered.
A flag of truce will be sent for It in a day or two.
A couple of deserters who came in last night state
that they saw the body of a lieutenant lying in
the trenches fronting the fort, and from their de-
Seription there can be no doubt that it W 41,0 the
body of the lamented officer referred to.
The Lieut. Wise captured turns out to be pa
nephew of ex-Governor. Wise. He was in Philadel
phia at the breaking out of the war,
and was a stu
dent in the office of one of your most eminent mem
bers of the bar. At the time of his capture Governor
Wise himself was in the fort, but escaped by con
cealing hiMself in one of the bomb-proofs. He had
just despatched a courier to ono of the adjacent
regiments with a circular. The courier was taken,
but chewed up the missive in such a. hurry that its
contents are unknown.
All the prisoners admit that their line was weaker
than it has ever been before since the campaign
commenced. They say that if sib had had one regt.
ment in reserve to reinforce the storming party we
could have held the fort permanently, and with this
fort we could:have swept the whole outer line of
rebel.works. No better evidence of the weakness of
Lee's army is needed than the factthat so important
a position should have been so carelessly or inade•
quatoly guarded.
There has been some heavy firing from the direc
tion of Fort Harrison. to-day. Butler Is evidently
at work, but . ye have heard no news from that quar
ter.
THE MOVEMENT 07.5. T THE LEFT—A RECONNOISSANCE
MERELY DESIGNED—THE REBELS PREPARE() FOR
IT—INTERESTINO PARTICULARS—CHARACTER OF
THE COUNTRY.
[Special Despatch to The Press.)
HEADQUARTERS AIMS POTOMAC,
BUXOM: PETERSBURG, Oct. 29-11 P. M.
The movement of day. before yesterday upon the
kit, which may be appropriately termed an ex
tended reconnoissance in force, having accomplished
its purpose, it will occasion but little surprise to
your readers to learn that those portions of the Army.
of 'the Potomac engaged in the-work have returned
to their original positions. It can do no harm now
to state that the troops engaged in the enterprise
comprised- portions . merely-of the 9th, sth, and 2d
Corps, each, however, under its proper. corps oom-'
mender, Generals Grant and Meade 'personally
superintending the operations. The troops broke
camp on Thursday morning, and by forenoon dense
clouds of dust aseending.in the air indicated the se
veral roads by which they marched to the extreme
left. But three days' rations were furnished to
each man—sufficient evidence that no very exten
sive operations were designed. The day was plea
sant and sunny, the air cool enough to ,be bracing,
and the men in just the spirit for a, fight.' They
marched along briskly, laughing, singing. and
joking, and it was a noticeable fact that scarcely a
Straggler was to be seen.
Southwest of Petersburg, on the lower side of the
Appomattox, the most formidable works, viz : Fort
Stephens, Battery Cross, Fort Mcßae, Fort Har
die, Battery West, and several other batteries
whose names are unknown—are nearlys•all ern_
braced within a radius of three miles. The design,
it seems, was to swing our lines so far down as to
avoid these batteries, and to discover what prepa
rations for defence the rebels had made on the
South Side road, at a point more remote from the
city. Of course, if the enemy had been found un
prepared for us at this point, advantage would have
been taken of his weakness. Bat as our lines were
already very long, it could not have been intended
to lengthen them still further, unless such a course
gave promise of some decided success.
As you are aware, the Appomattox river flows
eastwardly past the north front of Petersburg,
thence turning off -in a northerly course. The
South Side road extends in a southwestwardly di
rection from the city ; and about two or three miles
from the eitylt is crossed by a oreek, which-flows--
to the northeast, emptying •into the Appomattox.
It is called, I believe, Powhatan creek, and is, in
some places, at least fifty feet wide, not being ford.
able except at certain points. It was not until four
o'clock in the afternoon that our advance cams in
contact with the rebel skirmishers, who made a
stand Upon the west bank of the creek. The 2d
Corps, however, which was in the advance, charged
and crossed the stream upon a temporary corduroy
bridge. The struggle which ensued is described as
having been extremely " naisoellaneous” in its cha
racter. The lace of the country is so densely covered
with underbrush and woods, and is varied with ra
vines, and steep, almost perpendicular declivities,
that it is next to impossible for the infantry to be
deployed or fight in it, to say nothing of cavalry or
artillery. It is filled with a stunted growth of pines,
and puny hickory saplings, sufficiently close to pre
sent an almost impenetrable barrier to an advance,
but not close enough to afford any shelter whatever
against an enemy's fire.
It was against such obstacles as these that our.
forces were compelled to advance. Of course, the
rebels labored under the same difficulty ; but they
had the advantage of being thoroughly acquainted
with the. country, its byways and road-paths, in
addition to the greater advantage they enjoyed of
fighting on the defensive. A great part of the time
the contest was a hand-to-hand one, resembling in
some of its features the battles of the Wilderness.
At one time, the rebels charged, captured some fifty
of our men, and, in their bewilderment, brought the
prisoners into our tines, when they were themselves
made captive. The 2d Corps, having crossed the
creek, made a dash at the South Side Railroad,
which was but little more than a mile off. Here
they succeeded in tearing up a hundred yards of
the track in an incredibly short space of time ; but
the rebels threatening to flank them, they retired to
this side of the creek under a hot fire. This corps
alone captured • one thousand prisoners, and lost
more heavily than either the 9th or 6th Corps. The
2d Division of the 6th Corps captured three hun
dred prisoners. The fight.did not last more than an
hour.
1864.
According to the statements of the rebel prisoners,
the rebel trpops at Petersburg were aware of our
contemplated movement some hours before it took
place, and had made dispositions of their forces
accordingly.. The statement is not incredible, for
their picket line in our front had evidently -been
materially reduced yesterday morning, and their
outer line was so weak that one of their.maln forts,'
a short distance from Burnside's celebrated mine,
was surprised on Thursday night (as I have inform..
ed you in a previous letter), and might have been
held against all thsli. efforts had our reinforcements
arrived promptly. The rebels seemed very confi
dent of Lee's ability to hold the railroad, and, in.
stead of being depressed , by the circumstance of
their capture, were rather impudent than otherwise.
They admit that they lost in prisoners alone over
one thousand men, but say their killed and wounded
will not reach that number. Among the rebel
officers of note killed was oeneral Darien, who was
Paid to he brave and skilful, and who was much be.
loied by his corps.
About dusk, the fight came to termination, our
troops making no determined effort to seize the rail
road, and the enemy - being very well contented to
hold his own, without caring to attack us. Our line
of battle was semi -circular, or rather in the shape
of a horse shoe. From the natare of the ground,
there was but little artillery employed, the arbitra
ment being left to musketry and the bayonet. The
same night, the dead having been buried, and the
wounded (our own and the rebel prisoners) having
been placed en route for City Point, the army took
up the line of march, and returned to Its former po
sition, confronting Petersburg: We lost no general
officers either killed or wounded. Our total loss
will not exceed, if It will roach, SOO men. General
Hancock is safe and sound.
No determined effort having been made to capture'
the Southside road, of course therdis not much dis
appointment felt by the troops, and there is a wide.
spread impression among them, which is doubtless
well-grounded, that the little engagement of Thurs
day afternoon denotes the commencement of active
hostilities, but in what direction none can say. The
reconnoissance places us in possession of the im
portant fact that while the defences along tke
Southside road are rather formidable, they are not
superior, if they are equal in this reepeot to the
more systematically constreLeted fertilleatiens en
circling Petersburg and Richmond. Time mid"
show what action, If any, is to be taken in reference
to this interesting and important development. But
at any rate Grant will not long remain in-inao
tivity.
Colonel Harvey, of the 147th New York Regi
ment, is missing. It is thought he was taken pri
soner._ A correspondent of the Washington Chroni
cle narrowly escaped capture.
MR. R..McBRIDE'S DESPATCHES
00IIRSB OP TITS DIPPREICNT CO ET ARW
ETHONO HOUSELONGSTEBET HUNTED TO HIS
DEN--THE 9TH CORPS IN d FIGHT—A CO UNTICE
(MARGIE PHOTI THE REBEL RIGHT.
(Epicial Despatch to The Press.)
AullB'mq3Pe's HILL, Oct. 27, 1864.
From three several portions of the fortifications
swarmed the silent battalions of the Potomac Army.
Thursday morning was misty and gray, the moving
columns sombre and silent. Hancock, with two di•
visions, grouped about Fort Duihane the night pro-
ViOIIII.-• The sth and 9th Corps were prepared to
move. .Stealthily stole the 2d Corps along the ene
my's flank. Gen. Egan, with the 2d DlvisionAliad
.the adTance, while Gen. Mott, leading the 9d Divi
sion, followed • bard afl.pr. The soldiers quickened
their •stePs along the rebel .right *wing, hoping to
ensconce themselves securely in A. P. Hill's rear.
From Fort Cummings the bronzed veterans of the
sth Corps emerged. The oth Corps continued
moving en the right, but soon turned toward the
.13oydton plank-road. We were clear of breast
works, the army marching in three parallel colunins,
the 2d Coips upon the left ; the centre was held by
the Stb.; the 9th formed the right, and preserved
intact our connection with the old chain of works.
About se : 7°l(l-A. NI. the first volleywas ficed. Sounds
of scattered skirmielaingwere ever and anon coming
from thf front; brit not until this hour had any
strong resistance been offered. A few wounded
were in) front, as many of the raw levies became
suddenly and ralsteriously ill, falling heavily upon
the, ground.
The advance of Warner's and Parker's commands
continued to skirmish with' the enemy till the -re
-
bola had been driven a mile to the- rear -of the tele
graph road. Haneock's _detour was sueeessful
one resphet. A' long' line` of - defences 'from the
Weldon to the telegraph road •was rendered un
tenable. The eccupants fled when the Yankees
approached, - leaving a. few stragglers • in our
hands. In the riflo-pits were.stationed-dismount
ed men belonging to Hampton's legion of.cavalry.
A dozen Oi - -More of' them fell into our posses
sion. Griffin's divieion of- the sth Corps formed
in battle lines. The sharpshooters and skirmishers
drove the rebels. with precipitancy a distance over
half a mile, when their artillery opened. The close
presence of fortilled'defences gave them fresh con
rage. Crawford - placed his division on the left, .of
Gruen, first "moving along the telegraph road, past
Armstionee` mill; and through a dense forest of
second-growth; pines. Hoffman's brigade, being on
the left, should-have joined Eagan's division, then
forming the 2d Corps'
. right. Liaut. Cola Barney,
commanding 147th- Neni York, was ordered to take
his regiment 'Upon the flank. In the rapid advance
through the chase woods he became separated from
his brigade, and ultimately for rod upon the ex
treme right of the 2d Corps. The Colonel is supposed
to have, een captured. Gen. Ayres held hiS divi
sion in reserve.
AVMlieritioal juncture Hancock had pressed the
enemy td• the Boydton. road, near which was Hill,
With eals oorps, entrenched. The lint of the
6th Cor almost in the mazes of the forest. 'No
one seemed acquainted with the' topography of this
tangled kileyrintn. Parker, Upon the right, had two
divisionfi, feebly skirmishing; Warren, in the cen
tre, found Griffin smartlyengraged; with the rebel
guns trained on his division ; Crawford had the bri
gades of 'Bragg and Hoffman under fire, but the lat
ter's skirmish battalion became separated from,the
command, while Swinging forward to connect with
the 2d Corps. Thus was formed an interstice he
tween the 241 and 6th Corpse which was accidentally
filled by Mahone's brigade of Hill's command.
The aforenamed corps were now formed near along
straggling string of worm:fence. Front and rear
were Corn and stubble fields. We had hunted our
foe to his stronghold. Here was the Boydton plank
road ; a Short distance beyond, the Soutbside Rail
road ; still further on was the Appomattox. On
the left, bank of this stream Hill rested his right
flank. By a strong cordon of entrenched sharp
shooters and. skirmishers, be held a line reaching
from this point to Armstrong's Mill and Petersburg,
while - cavalry vidottes watched the roads in ad.
vance. The main body of the rebels 'was before
Hancock, whoefe men crouched upon the ground -
near a rail fence. A furious cannonade, began by
the enemy, was taken up- by Batteries C andl of
the sth tinned States Artillery. Here and there
men inthe lines dropped dead. The order to charge
was given. Up sprang the brave fellows, willing to
exchange their dangerous inactivity for the greater
exertions and perils of an assault. Theirs was a
short run. But one surging volley was received,
when their own deadly salvos resounded above the
tall treetops ; they were upon. their enemy, captur
ing the prat line of works and their defenders.. • •
Froni aightaand rear; andleft, swarmed the rebels.
Hill rallied every available man, and seemed deter
minedP'retain possession 'of -kis only remaining
fortification. Andersones old divieton, increased by
a large number of dismounted cavalry, prepared for
a counteacharge. 'Hal - reef*, elated with hie last
success, was pushing gallantly onward, when he
suddenly a reined up before this-formidable barrier.
His troops . reeled and staggered before a murderous
-lire of grape and musketry. They halted for a mo
ment,- then quickly retraced. their steps. With a
yell the rebel division sprang from cover, and Ina.
mediately, the fields- were -inundated with armed
masses, struggling for victory. Almost simulta•
neous with this desperitte charge upon the right,
Hancock was obliged to resist one: equally fierce
upon his ielt a
Gregg 'tile utter impossibility •of fighting
mounted men in such a country. mil cavalry thus
fer bad beizi upon our extreme-left, and disengaged.
Now they'werddisinounted and sent into the cone
filet on foot. • .Forming quickly upon the loft of the
2d Corps, they gallantly advanced towards the
rebels, with adyanced carbines, keeping up a con
tinual fusilade.7 This relieved our left of the over.
whelMizig , weight being thrown against it, and gavo
the cavalry ane opportunity to oapture about three
hundred :Prisoners. • Darkness was beginning to
Settle uponthe combatants. The eal and sth Corps '
were still disconnected. •A. nese rebel battery
bad opened.; the range was faie, and they fired
With deadly aneuraoy. The gum were 'masked
with a canvas -ooyer, but the' first discharge blew
tards.thetitesesee. - aieticing aslightewavering zia. our ,
ranks, the pressure upon both flanks was renewed;'
Two guns, belonging to the consolidated Batteries
CI and I, sth United States Artillersamere captured
and dragged off a short distance. Almost every
officer and man was-shot or, sabred near • his.pleoe.
Frantic appsals were now made by the officers, and
answered by cheers from the rrmovhc , rallied en masse
and ruched upon the jubilant captors. There was
a general melee upon the guns, but our fellows were
savage, and, with the activity of maniacs, tore the
late proud trophies from the rebels.
From this moment, our career was backward to
ward the left and rear of the sth Corps.' Over eight
hundred rebels were being. drive?. before, while we
had lost comnaratively few in prisoners. Two hun
dred more gave themselves up, which, with those
taken by the cavalry and other corps, increased the
number of prisoners in our hands to over one thou
sand.. The battalion of skirmishers belonging to
melon's brigade remained in the woods after
their command had pressed down upon General
Egan's right. Concealed in the very depth of a
jungle, they could not be perceived until almost
stumbled over. Many an aid and staff officer
became bewildered and fall into the hands of
these fellows. Cut off • from all ,communication,
they maintained a strong skirmish line, fro
, fluently sallying fdrth to reconnoitre, and make
fresh captures. A sergeant: was riding, madly
along au indistinct bridle path, with a despatch
from Waeren to Ciawford. The courier belonged to
the 91st Pennsylvania, and was captured by a band
of the both Virginia. After reniaining in captivity
an houtoppottunity was offered to escape; Making
good use of the single chance, he fled away, and in
the Weeds found a number of men belonging to the
"Coffee Brigade.a This is a large organization,
branched from the Army of the Potomac,who are con
stitutionally averse to fighting. In every engage
meat they slink from their places,'and mildly engage
'in the safer task of brewing strongcoffee. Our fugi
tive related his story, and -by dint of entreaty and
persuasion got the coffee men to go with tam. I
will give these men credit for doing well. A few
shots were exchanged, two rebels seriously wounded,
and the entire party of over a dozen stalwart rebels
became captives in their turn. Near nightfall se
veral ambulances were taken from us, but the 95th
New York came upon the marauders, recovered the
stolen property, and made near one hundred men
prisoners..
Night came with its rgloorn. The 2d Germ fell
far back through a drenching shower. next morn
ing was clear and bright. Army headquarters are
established near the Armstrong House, and we
shall soon know whether we mean to fight or feint.
If I had a right to an opinion, I would think that
the fermor was not to-day intended. . Mr. Arm
strong, who resides on the telegraph road, pro.
• fesses to be a strong Union man, and welcomed us
with open house and smiling countenance. His
son was shot last year forrefusing to enter the re
bel army. This family came from Otsego, New
York. . •
At this writing it is impossible to enumerate the
killed and wounded. The number insignificant:
Grantee 0 0 2rpe, loot probably one hun
dred men. Crewforais division three or four men,
belonging to the 56th Pennseavinia. Parks has not
lost over one hundred; probably not that many.
The bur-then of the fight, and the heaviest.losses,
were with the 2d Corps. There is every indication
that we will fall back before night.
THE AWAIT IN ITS OLD POSITION -THE FIGHTING
BRILLIANT EXPLOIT OP PENNSYLVANIA SOL
DISKS.
[Special Despatch to The Frees.]
BEFORE PETERBBIIRO I Octobor 29, 1864.
Everything has returned to the old position. We
got very - near the South Side Railroad, but did not
take it. Why I know not. The fighting was very
slight, and Confined to two or three divisions. The
woundtd of the 2d Corps were abandoned on the
field. Perhaps all is not yet over.. While we were
lying in the rain near Armstrong 31111, the batteries
and mortars in our old position were thundering
their discharges against Petersburg and the sur
rounding fortifloatic•ns. Miles' Ist Division of the
2d Corps held the line almost to the Weldon road ;
Barter's brigade of 3d Division, sth Corps, joining
his left. • •
Rain was rapidly falling. One, hundred men from
the ?116th Pennsylvania Regiment volunteered to
charge the enemy's works and capture the large
folt upon Cemetery. Hill, situated near the suburbs
oIEtP4 town. Lieut. Price, a brave young officer on
the staff of CO:, latalLollandr WblC' commands the
regiment of the let Division, led the assault.
He was killed at , the head of his daring followers.
The fort was captured—a lieutenant colonel, lieute
nant, two captains, and eighteen men. This was a
small but brilliant affair,'and exposed Lee's tactics
.to be not unlike Grant's ; the former takes almost
every.inan away ; the ratter leaves a very respecta
ble., line of battle.
An advance was made along the front. The can-
nonading was prolonged and terrible.. Rallying in
t once force, the enemy advanced on the gallant one
hundred, and compelled - them to evacuate their
rewiy-found possession. The guns are said to have
been spiked before leaving by tho prisoners they
brought with them. Ever since skirmishing has
- bean fierce and continual. '
BO &MIPS DESPATCHES
Toe 18TH oonr S-2RE REBELS EVIDENTLY YORE•
WARNED OP Otra REOBWI MOVEMENT TEE
MARCH—THE .e. , r2.acor ON THE 'REBEL WORKS—
A SEVERE BATTLE.
[speetal Despatch to The Prese.")
Il_eirQu.e.aTarus 3D DIVISION 18TH Away CORPS,
• BEFORE RICHMOND, October 31, 1864. .
Oe Wednesday month*, the 26th. lost,, the 16th
Corps, being a part of the Army of the James, left
the tenches and camped in their vicinity, to make
such preparation for the demonstration against
Richmond the following day as Is usual under suoh
circun3etaiicee, The necessary amount of ammuni
tion and provision for three days were distributed
among the soldiers,-which at once impressed them
with the conviction that a battle somewhere •was
itendrenti in which they were to , take, a part.
Raving in a previous despatch informed 'you-gene
rally, I now-propoisito speak of some things in de-
Wednesday night was a lively one, particularly,
among the colored troops under Col. liolmin„ .The ,
early part was. spent in singing, with animating
effect, the "Sohn Brown" song, " Rally Around the
flag? the "Colored. Volunteer,” and others of
ini o
ila r r m im o i r l e ort m . mfi N d e en ve t ofvi
rw
ansnentorry. better spi
rits,
This assault was intended to be a surprise, but
the enemy, it appears, was aware of our.movement,
and we found, instead of 'a
few. hundred cavalry,
HokOls and Fields) divisions, a:Texas brigade, and a
heavy force of Hampton Legion, and probably
others. This of course changed, the plan of opera
tion, and, instead of attacking, our plan was re
duced to demonstrating against the enemy's
works.
Collum , S brigade, at another point, charged
the'enemyls works with no different result to the
command under Col. Fairchild. Too much praise
cannot be given to these two brigades, and, their
commanding officers, for the heroic manner in which
they faced that terrible fire, and the excellent disci
pline which was maintained under such extraordi
nary circumstances. . _
The let Colored Brigade, under. Colonel . Sohn H.
Holman, commanding the 3d Division of colored
troops, was drawn up as reserves, in column by di
vision closed in mass, to the right of the Williams
burg. road, about a half mile , from the rear line of
battle. It remained in this position "for about an
hour after the charge of the two brigades; when it
was discovered that the enemy was moving troops
to the right, for the purpose of flanking us. This
brigade of negroos then moved by the right flank,
the 22d U. S. 'C. T. being in the advance, foll Owed
by the' Ist United Stales Colored Troops, with
tbe;sYth.tJ.S 0. T. for reservee. Hiving crossed the
ifferk River .4ingroad, the
,_22d wheeled to the
left, and ndvaased . about a mile, i column, and
then depleted in line of battle, etween the York
,Itivertallroad and what I suppose to be the York
river pike a road running parallel .
with the rail
road at this point, with its left resting upon the
railroad, and its right upon the pike. Captain,
now Major Weinman, with his well organized corn.
Piny of sharpshooters, was thrown out in front
without encountering; any , serious opposition, driv
ing the enemy's pickets within their entrench
ments. The, line of battle Doing formed, tho 224
marched rapidly towards 'the enemy's works,
which were nearly a mile distant, and when
within five hundred yards the rebels opened a gall
ing fire which the 21k2 encountered with. corn.
mendable courage. Here a charge was ordered, to
which the'regiment - replied by an immediate ad
vance, but unfortunately a dense woods through
which it was obliged' to pass, seriously deranged the
line, and the troops came out in such a state of
confusion as to be in no condition for an assault.
Nevertheless their daring colonel, Klddoo, placed*
himself at their head . and shouted "Forward !,'
From this point the enemy's works were about one
hundred and fifty .yards distant, toward which
the hastily-formed line- dashed with much gallantry,
until its right had advanced within about ten yards
of the rebel flags on the breastworks, when a severe
fire caused the line to waver. Even this would not
have happened if-a number of new recruits, who
unfortunately had been sent to this regiment With
out drill, wont into this, their fixst,engagement;
bad not given Way in muoh confusion. The regi
ment 'fell back about three hundred y'ards and re
formed the line, preparatory to charging the works
again, when Major Weinmamreportod whea,vy body
of rebels massing on • the right of the 22d, which
was deemed sufficient to countermand the order for
another assault. The °Mors-and men, mortified at
the condi:id of the now recruits, and regretting the
absence of supports, fell back in good order, bring—
ing off their wounded with them. -
The enemy's works at this-point formed an angle
Opposite to the centre of the advancing line, and
enabled him to pour an enfilading fire upon both
flanks. Such is the record of the 22d United States
Colored Troops on the 27th, in the demonstration
against Richmond; and had it been intended that
they should capture the works the rebels would •
have been jumped out of thermon a double quick.
The let United States Colored Troops deplOyed
the column, in line of battle, in the rear of the 22d
United States Colored Troops, and entered a skirt
of woods in the rear of- that regiment, by the right
flank, filing to the left. It passed into this woods a
short distance, then facing: about, emerged from it
by the left flank, when a two.gun battery opened
upon their left. The regiment immediately filed . to;
the left; and was ordered by. Col. Holman to capture
this,battery. The troops immediately rushed over
an uneven ground for tiborit half a. mile ; then pass
leg over , two unfinished lines of the' enemy's works,
and when within - a femyards of his entrenohments,
not liking tonfeettolored; troops on anything like
equal terms, he" led- from. the works, leaving two
guns in our possession: •Being inside of the enemy's
entrenchments ; tids gallant regiment was preparing
to c h arge Aew.awiAtorter , ,pf line
_, when it dis-
Covered rapidly flanked by a
large 1;314, whlah obliged it to retreat, after having
spiked 'the gnnii 'and. brought. off some prisoners. All
of theirivounded, with - the emceptlon of thirty, were
carried from the held-as the movement was made to
the rear.
The colored troops are the only ones that entered
the enemy's works-and made .any captures on that
day, and if it had been intended that they should
have clone morn than make a demonstration they
would have been sufficiently supported to have
enabled them to hold them. .The Ist U. S. C. T. is
a fighting regiment, and when Go!. Holman urges
them forwasd they have never been known to fail or
falter.-
On Thursday morning we began our march about
six o'clock. In ono part of our circuitous march,
which was at least twelve. miles long, I oame across
several muskets and accoutrements, which wore
heaped-together, and no one near to claim them.
Such is the course pursued when a soldier wishes to
desert, and it is my impression that the owners of
the articles were rebel spies in our army, who
availed themselves of the first opportunity to - escape,
with such information of our advance and force as.
their opportunities afforded them to learn: By.
means of the telegraph, snob information was, no.
doubt, communicated which prepared the enemy for
our attack.
We pissed but few houses along our route, where
I found only women, who freely gave satisfactory
answers to"MY inquiries as to distances, and. the
!lames Of the•reads. One or two decrepit =aware
Fe - en,-4116 - 16:icintirt. esy Was astonishing. In, one• or
two iriatirictif-tile column happened to rest before
well• ftpplifidliarns, where we subsisted our horses.
In some oases -the females pretended to be good
Union 'bilis; but the dodge would not serve to cover
their hypocrisy.
It Was &boa half past two when* Col. Fairchild,
commanding the 3d Brigade; 2d Division, after a
'fatiguing march from 6 o'clock in the morning, drew
up in line • ofbattle and charged the enemy's works
with seven hundred men. A. terrible fire was poured
into them as they marched up, in good order, but It
was impossible for this small force to stand their
ground. After wavering for a time the line-was
readily reformed, and rushed upon the works of the
nervy a second time, but with no better result. In
this charge, the enemy, besides pouting an
lcry-fire into this little band, had the advantage.ef,
a flank-fire upon its right and left.
Here the advancing line, unable to accomplish
the task•assigned, covered itself as much as possible
from the raking fire of the enemy. The - men, by
twos and threes, fell back to a by-road, which they
held for a couple of home, bringing off as' many or
our wounded as possible. Allittle before dusk the
enemy threw a skirmish line in front of his works,
and picked up such of our wounded as we could not
reach, and others who would have been shot had
they moved from their cover. Colonel Fairchild,
observing the state of affairs, passed the word along
for the line to fall back, which was donee in-good
order::. •
• In this demonstration I regret to say that Capt.
Paul L. Higgins, inspector general, and Captain
Pauh.iman, acting assistant adjutant general, both
on the staff of - Colonel Fairchild, were killed.
Tho 148th New 'York had the misfortune to have
its entire color-guard killed under
. thelbriestwo - rks,
and, of course, lost its national flag. By very great
bravery and under much expoeure the 'State flag
wad brought off 1n safety. Three mon volunteered
to bring the national emblem from the field, but they
were all shot. by sharpshooters in their patriotic)
effort: . The 19th §Wisconsin lost their colors, all
of its color-guard having been killed in bearing
onward the old flag. Sergt. Ed. W. Smith's con
duct Is deserving of especial mention, as this is the
third time he has brought the colors of his regiment
frona the field, after the color guard had all been
killed. This time he was severely pressed and gave
up all hopes of succeeding, and immediately began
to scratch a hole in the ground to bury them. He,
however, seeing a favorable opportunity to retreat, ,
did 'so, bringing the colors with him. The loss of.
the brigade in killed, wounded, and missing is three
hundred and ninety-seven. • 9 . ,
Three brigades were formed in line of battle, nel
ther one in sight of the other, and attacked the
enemy's works. Each one went in on its own ac
count, and did the best it could under the ciroum
stances. It would be more strictly. In accordance
with facts toaay that the colored troops went in by re
giments, whichfram a blunder supposed to rest upon
119Dle Of the omcers ofthe 2 2d U. S ; 0. T.': were s 9
far Separated as to be unable to render that stipport
to the Ist 17hich might have materially changed the
whole face of affairs. This misfortune is not charge
able to a want of gallantry or military knowledge,
but is the result .of complicated circumstances'
which relieves the officers from any reflection. The
influent has ever been knoirn to be a good one, and
will' soon sustain its past, laurels. -
The line of battle, with several large gaps be
tween, was commanded by Col. Holman on the
right, • Gen. Heckman in the centre, and Gen.
Marston on the left. With the exception of
dents, which Inlay forward at another time, I sub
mit:for the considerate judgment of an impartial
public the 'account of the 18th Corps' domonstra
tion within three and a half miles from Richmond:-
We: retired in good order, without being followed
by t h e enemy.
CASUALTTES IN IST 11. S. C. T. OCT. 27, 1884.
Austin guttou, A, killed Jacob dies, A, Wounded
Wm It Ball, A, killed, Wm Jackson, A, wounded
Frank Warner, A, wounded Robt Diggs,-13,
John Bladoy, ,A,wouuded Corp JJacirson,B,wounded
Wm Wilson, A,wonnded. , CorpCT Brown, B, wounded
'Molt Ennis, A, wounded J Smallwood B, Wounded
Joe vi thou, A, wounded Geo D King,B, wounded,
'Geo Curtis, A, wounded' Benj Buller L lß, wounded
Nash .1 smith, A,wounded J Braxton, B, wounded
kiy ciallway.A. wounded Henry aatnoy,B, woun d e d
Being Gibson, A, wounded. Thos Belt, D, wounded
FOUR CENTS.
J Will'ams, E, mounded
Capt W Partin. E,wounded
Fred Payne, E, wounded
John Lucas, B. wounded
Geo Johnson, E. wounded
'I hog Cravens, E, wounded'
Geo Cain, P,, Wounded
Jae Peters,E, wounded '
Win Regstnan, E,wounded
Wm Bank, E, mounded
Daniel Lane E, mounded ~'
jaa P.eak; E, wounded 1. , i..3;
Alen) 8 , 084 ter 8, wounded
Wm Wainer. E. missing .
G liungerford. B. wounded
M . Thomas, B,'Monnded ' 4
Alfred Sheppard ,B,liiissiog
An Washingto'n,-Bonissingt,
Corp l'if Johnsoni,C, wound)
Corp G F Johnson ;o,Mound
Corp x Green, C,-wounded
'Wm Boos; C, wounded'
Richard Cook, C, - mounded
Wm Gorden, C,,wounded
Nelson Newton.C,wounded
a s smith . , C, wounded
w in &Apple C, mounded
Rat Scott, ' C, mounded
Jolorßolins, G, mounded
H Williams, 0, wounded
WraMos.ley, 0, wounded -
Win Cooper, 0, IniniDg,
Edmond Davis, G, missing
Moses Smith, G, missing
B. Sedp,wiek,.G, uri.sing
Geo Thompson., 11, billed
Fg't Lewis Lincoln H, w'd
Corti - J Lucas, H, 'wounded
Chas Green. B, wounded
Geo W Scott, H, wounded i
George Odum, 11, 'wounded
'nos Edwards, B , wounded'
Jackson FL ward, I, wound.
Allen Jackson, 1, wounded,
John:Shuman, 1, mounded''
Sergi Thos Pauls,l,missing
John.CistiF, I, missing
Capt J B. Rice K, wounded
Win alien, K, wounded"
Geo
Geo W Carter, K. wounde‘C
,
CASWALTIIie IN run 22d U. S. C.ST
.) OCT. 27, HU
Col 313 Ridden, wOunded,CorplGEayres,Govouuded
Capt. W B Clark, K, left ou t Sergesnt s Jacob Wright, D,'
field wounded; left on field -
Cant Levi Graybill, E, G WThointon. D,woundsti
Capt A F Morrey. F, arm Frank Smith, D, wounded
CorplNStanton,E.woundediWin Beeline, wounded '
Wm Il Hassey, wounded Corpl I SpliklY, B. wounded
Geo W Connor, wounded A:licr t Sane, B, wounded . '
Stephen. James, wounded IC Il Idartsurn,-B, wounded
John Jackson.` wounded i •Sergt H Kimmel, missing
John Brown, wounded {Ferdinand Belzer, missin
Sergt 0 Hilletock, EC wound. Serge J Loved ay, wounded
Israel Stevenson, wounded Coml. II Johnson, wounded
George Watson, wounded Jerry Brown, wounded
Luther Scott, wounded " Peter Bell; wounded
Wm Pry, am not Milan Chu dley, wounded
Geo Burgin. g, - wotinded Elias Barrie, wounded .
P H Burial), K, wounded Nf hemiahHanlow,wonn'd
JOhn. Parker, K, wounded John Medley, wounded"
John Et Peary, 11,wounded Edward. Spencer, wounded
John Wright, P. wounded Lewis Yates, wounded
Moses CokelY, F. wounded Corpt C Evans, C, wounded
Chas Adams. 0, wounded Thos Morris, wounded
Win Jones, G, wounded James Jenkins, wounded
The Soldiers' Vote.
To the Editor of'The Press:
SIR: I desire, through your widely-clrculated
paper, to correct, as• far b.s • possible, a prevalent
error in regard to the votes of soldiers. It is sup
pesed that, under thei act of August 25, 1864, rage.-
toting elections by soldiers, none of them can vote,
except on production of a certificate of assessment
and a receipt for the payment of the special ten-
Cent County tax. Now, this Is not absolutely re
quired In any case by that law. It was not the
legislative Intention, as I know, having been the
draughtsman of the bill myself, and, as a Senator, one
of Its most ardent advocates. If any doubt about
the true intent of the act exists it mast be removed
by a reference- to the Constitution. That provides
that "the payment of a State or County tax within
two years, assessed at least ten days , before the elec
tion," or the being between 21 and 22 years of age,
shall entitle every white freeman (in other respects
qualified) to vote at all elections. The amendment
(prepared also by myself) extends this right to "all
qualified electors in military service, under such
regulations as shall be prescribed by. law." No
power is given to the Legislature to change the
meaning of these words—"qualified eleotors"—but
power is simply conferred to regulate the manner
in which such qualified electors may vote when in
the army ; and the act does this and no more. They
could exempt from the payment or all taxes, if
thought advisable, but not so as to preserve the
• right of suffrage under the Constitution, and hence
the nominal ten-cent county tax Is all that is re
quired In the future.
The right of electors; as defined in the Constitu
tiOn and the amendment thereto, is specified In the
zfirst eeetion of the act; the mode of proof, by the
oath of the elector, when he claims to vote on age;
or the payment of a tax within two years; when he
has no receipt to produce; Is preScribed in section
6'; and, to make assurance doubly sure, all the pro
visions of the general election laws, so far as appli
cable, and not altered, are extended to elections in
camp by section 28. . .
The reading of seetion.4o, without reference to the
whole act, has caused misapprehension. - Its design
was to secure the assessment of all such s6ldlers
over 22 years of age as had not been assessed within
'two years, without the necessity of their own per
senal. application, as required by the old law. I.
_provides that the offering of a ten-eent county. tax
receipt shall be prima:faFie or presumptive evidence
of a right .to vote; but does not attempt, in the
remotest degree, to exclude from voting those who
would be.entitled, under the other provisions of the
act, as well as the supreme law, to vote without
produeiiii any receipt whatever. ' • '
My het* is, that these lines may reach some per.
tions of the army in time to prevent the rejection
of votes on the above ground, as I have a deep anx
iety that every soldier ,shall enjoy the elective
I franchise, for the:maintenance of which• lie Is ex:
"pOsinglis•life to:danger,- and making- much rherole
'Sacrifices. I am yours, very respeetfully, •
141trac,Y, PA., 06161ier 28.1864
Concerning Iterci:dy Johneon.
To Me Editor of Tl)eP?ess
Sur : In your issue of October 29th is «an ingni
ry,” Sro., regardink Reverdy Johnson. If you re•
ply, please inform us how 'much. he receivedifrom
the rebel agents in Ne* Orleans, when he ordered
Butler to return the $300,0/0 (side Parton's Life of
Butler,) which he held fOi the United States. But-.
ler, who was a shrewd lawyer, and a faithful °Meer,
took ibis money frOm the' Yebl.l foreignars, in whose
hands it was placed. by,r3bol bankers. The money
was returned, and shortly after reached the hands.
of the Confederacy. If Mr. Johnson was rewarded ,
for this act, certainly he must hare asked more.
than thirty pieces of silver. Butler was. said. to
hare made money. Bet us hear of Johnson, who
has not a. good reputation in the financial line in
Baltimbre. Respectfully.,
Wendell Phllllps and tbe- Opposition.
To the Editor of The Press:
Six: Inasmuch as the Copperhead organs are
bolding 11 high carnival" over the last' vitilipplo of
Wendell PhilliDs, and have extensively copied
portions of it to tuba disadvantage of Mr. Lincoln, as
well as_ a falsification of the.complete.viows of Mr.
Phillips, it will be well to:know what. he did say
against General McClellan. He dees not give him
much attention, nutdispoSas of hltn.a,3 follows :
"As for that Confederate gunboat which anchored off
Chicage,. on the 29th el Angest, and invited McClellanto be captain, I hope it 'mill meet. Kear4arge, and
join the Alabama in the deptbs of the sea:' And. I hope
the would-be captain will tate as leaky aa_his brother
Semmes. I hope he will act no Maglitsh swindler to
save him from the fate he deserves. "
One of las charges against ivir. Lincoln is that he
persisted in retaining him in oommand of the army
so long, and he asks
' wino raised, as Measure Conway says, McClellan
from a petty Western Copperhead into the colossal.
power which divides and affrights the nation ?" •• •
It Is unjust to- the supporters of Mr. Lincoln, as
well as Mr. Phillips himself, to include him among
the Republican party. Re has never supported
him, but has considered Mr. Lincoln'as a moans to
the end for which he his. always and earnestly la
bored—the emancipation of the slave Land his re
cent speech, is a complaint against Mr. Lincoln,
charging, him with Inconsistency *id injustice to
the negro. •In this aci3ussUon,-I knOw not what re
„lief any Copperhead can find.
His complaint is Rot against Mr. Lincoln so much
as an , ,usurper, for he complains that ho ' has been
too lenient to traitors. Row will Copperheads like
that part of the argument'? Very careful they wore
to omit all of that. In speaking of •the freedom of
speech; now tolerated too flatly, he says:
"Suppressing disloyal presses, sending traitors to
Fort Warren, suspending habeas corpus, la legal, neces
sary to his honor. I only wish Vallandigham had been
sent to prison instead of across the lines; or staid there.
Journals and men talk too freely about the Government
r-suppress the one and send the other to Fort Warren. ".
• But, notwithstanding the invective of. Mr: Phil
lips, he will support Mr. Lincoln, considering him
the only candidate in the field; yet this is done 'TM
willingly, for the reason not that he approves of any
acit of the Opposition, but that he believes Mr. Lin.
col - Alas been slow to allow the negro all the rights
that belong to an American citizen.
Unlike the Opposition, he has words of admiration
for our armies and generals :
" It is a fouler libel still on democratic Institutions to
say that Government carried us forward in• opinion as
fast as it might:, With such wealth, such soldiers, and
such means, compared with the end. for twenty months
the war was a failure. les, spite of the bielldog Grant—
spite of the old sea hinge, Fariagnt and Dupont—spite
of the splendid dash 01 Rooker and Sheridan—notwith
standing Sherman's cool persistency, more like an un-
Tieldbeg law of nature than a mere htunan wilt—the
blood of Sedgwick and Wadsworth—Batter, the inde
fatigable, equal to every emergency—and Fremont,
rateeman and soldier alike—spite of all, means and
results weighed against each other, the war is a
failure. ' •
. And why does he declare the war a failure?. Be
cause we have fought for the Union—nothing more,
nothing less, nothing else. Because Mr. Lincoln
has not considered that any object or purpose was
paramount to the Union. The speech published in
full is a better campaign document for the Union
party than for, the Opposition. Air. Phillips, in con
clusion, says
• • Gentlemen have asked me, again and again what
sort of a man I wou:d nave for President . I will tell
them in the language of the preamble of the Constitu
tion, I will cheerfully support any man for the Presi
dency whom I believe honest, Capable; and resolved to
end this war so as " to form a more perfect Union'," to
"insure domestic - trationillity"-forever,lo " establish
justice" for all men of every race, and to "secnre the
blessings of liberty to-ourselves and our posterity,"
meaning by ourselves, everyllone born under the nag,
and every one who takes refuge beneath it. Against
every other man Pitman to agitate, till I bayonet him
and his party into justice. "
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 31.
"5000,000 Ulcers."
To UK Editor . 4 ' The frtelm • _
At a Copperhead Malls Meeting held in thid
city a short time since, Hon. George Sanderson,
mayor of our city, and one of the leading Copper
heads of our State, declared "that during the oast
three years of Abolition misrule 500,000 menial
been consigned to 'early graves, 500,000 had been
crippled for life, and still 500,000 more had been cor
rupted in such manner that they would be ulcers on the
body politic all their /ivesp ,
This George Sanderson, for many years editor of
the Lancaster Intelligencer, of late one of the most
out spoken organs of treason in. Pennsylvania_ rwas
delegate to the Chicago Convention from the Ninth
Congressional district, and was last fall prominent
ly urged for the nomination for Governor which,
Judge Woodward received, so that his foul callltn
-by upon the character of our gallant soldiers may
be taken as a fair expression of the sentiment enter
tained upon the Subject by our modern Deinooratic
, leaders. Will these "500,000 ulcers" support-at the
ballot box the men put in nomination at. Chicago by
F uch "friends" 'as Vallandigham;" Seymour, San
derson, Wood, and others of the same political com
plexion'? We think not. • •
Oct. 20, 1864 R.
Professor Bowen, of Harvard doll/we, wbile're
turning from a meeting of the faculty one evening
fast week, was assaulted . by a ruffian;- who :sprang
upon him from behind a tree and struck him a severe
blow upon the head, rendering him nearly insensi
ble. After inhicting the h I 9W, the asSeilaUt fled.
Wm Young, F. killed
Geo Carroll, F, wounded
Abram FettOn F, wounded
Vonville, F, wounded
Moses Warner, F, won aded
H Webster„.F. wounded
Fred Gatlin,'F• missing
D Thompson, F, missing
Join Williams, 8, missing
Franklin'MaeY, lc missing
Willis Jackson, G, killed
Robtlolumon,- G, killed
Semi F Tamer, G. wounded
W. Washingtoix:Wworind' d
Charles Laeco, C. vrOunded -
Win'Lation,-0, wounded-
Jos Williams;. %wounded
Nelson Davis, V; - wounded
—Sammons C, wounded •
Capt Hen Niard,D,lnUalag
Sgt Theo Ray, D. wounded
Sgt Hen Batton,D, wound
Egt D Brooks; A - . wound'
Sat Alex Brown. D. wound
Sgt Jas Brown, %wounded
Dennis ed
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James Itled. IT wounded
Saud Smith, H, missing
Win Fields, I, killed''
d
Frank Cook, I, wounded)
Frank Walker, ; l, wounded
John Scott, I, woundecr- ,
Sgt Jno ciordon,l,wonnded
Corp S Keelen, I, wounded
• Edward N Day, I, wounded
!Wash Day, I, wounded -
GOO Flamer,'H., wounded ,
Isaac Payoe,,K. wounded
HagliWalter. K;. wounded
nrerhOlThafi. K. wounded.
Beverly To anerfeld, g
Win Dean, - K, missing .
Philip. Young, 11, killed
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MOB RIOT "MARTYRDOM."
“MORAL
From The Age of yesterday.
THE Comm° Dual-I%—We declared distinctly;
few days ago, that if Abraham. Ltacoln is re-elecM
there will be a draft before the lint of January,
a draft from which the mass of people, not the poor,
alone, but those in what are called comfortable'eiresseS..
stances, can find no escape. We desire again, with ;
all possible emphasis and solemnity, to sound this •
warning. If there is a man ailmso eyes shall see
these words, who intends to vote the Abolition
ticket, we are determined that he shall not do it
blindly, ignorantly, -or under the hallucination that'
anything short of his life is staked on the throw of his
~
ballot. Let no man suffer" himself to .be deceived '
with the bold and false assertions of- the Abolition
orators and presses, that "the way to avoid a draft
is to raelectLinceln.l , Everybody remembers their
famous promises loudly made and constantlyreiterated o ,
through the whole campaign of last fall, that if Cover-•
nor Curtin was elected, Mere would be no-more draftS-
Everj - body knows bow those pronlises were kept—
that Me work of conscription began as soon as the work
of ballot-br:v stuffing ceased; and that, awful aslant
been the sacrifices of Pennsylvania in this wasting
war, our. people have never been bled • so cruelly, or
dragged from their homes in such hosts, as during, the
past year. • •
But grievously as they have suffered, hard as have
been the partinge of husbands and wives, horrible
as have been the breaking .up of households, and the
orphanage of helpless Children, the last twelvemonths
have been months of peace and joy compared with the
year that is coining, and Me terrors it Will bring with it,
I,f the people frivae and precipitate their enslavement
and slaughter h-p re-electing Abraham Lincoln. Think
ing men are, certainly wise enough to know that
predictions like these, in view of the experience of
the past, are not to be slighted. Four years ago
the people were told that the election of a-President
upon a purely sectional platform, by the votes of
one half of the States, not only in defiance of the
feelings and principles of the other half, but
pledged to nothing brit undying hatred and
aggressive warfare upon their domestic institutions,
would bring upon us calamities which the fathers of
the Republic and its mightiest statesmen had seen
with prophet eyes and painted in warning words.
Tens and hundreds of thousands, not only of those who
disregarded these warnings, but of those who heeded
them, have gone to their graves since the awful /Tavern
ber of 1880, paying with their lives for the mad, atat
choice of that election. Mr. Lincoln has had a life for
every vote that was cast for him. Let this sad fact
be steadfastly remembered by those who are to de.
..cide, next Tuesday, whether the work of blood is to
go on or not —who , more
.fortunate Man legions of their
brethren, having escaped the sword through the four
years that are past, have the choice once more
offered to them between Peace and Union under the
Democracy, and war and negro emancipation under
the Abolitionists.
But the new law will be ruthless and exacting to a
degree of which our people, bitterly and long as they
have tasted the calamities of enforced service, have no
conception. Hitherto there were ways of escape, which.
tended to diminish the prospective terrors of conscrip
tion, and there were heavy bounties paid forvolunteers
which. enabled the poor man, driven to enlist by the
dread of the draft, to give his family some little provi
sion against beggary and 'starvation. "Many persona
comparatively poor, by sacrificing all they had in the
world, selling bed, cow, and stove, were enabled to save
their lives by paying commutation money, or swelling
the fund which purchased the exemption of their ward.
But the law which may be nowframed, engross e d,and
snugly reposing in a pigeon -hole of Mr. Stanton's
desk, and with which the country may be yoked as
soon as Congress can pass it, will be inexorable In its
.requirenients ; and every man drafted under it,notab-,
solutely rich, will be doomed' to death, beyond all
hope of redemption. This last .notable invention of
Abolitionism for maintaining its negro policy,and
filling up the awful 'quotas Which schemes of
emancipation call for, with unappeasable and. hope
less persistence, allows no substitutes—the conscript
must go. Moreover, he mutt go Without notice, and
without delay. The turn of the wheel which places
his name on the list of the doomed, makes him In
stantly a soldier, without any swearing, mustering,
or equipping process whatever. If his county paper
misses him that week, if he cannot read, or if he lives
in a lonely place, where gossipping neighbors do not
serve instead of the public journal ; if he fails in any
way. or for any . reason, to hear the melancholy news
that h
e is drafted, he will ,find himself transmuted
'into a
v deserter, and liable to be shot, before he has even
been apprised that he is a soldier, and liable to service.
The effect of this bloody and unrighteous statute
can be comprehended in a moment's thought. The
rich can run away from it, or ' the extravagantiy
"loyal," who have plenty of. Money and powerful
friends, can get exemption for bodily infirmities, which.
- hireling surgeons will be acute in finding out. But
'the poor man, or the man rather who is not rich, and
has no distinguished Abolition friends, must go and
*fight, and under. Mr. Lincoln's strategic management,
we knout that fighting for the armies of the North is
only
. another name for digging their own graves. Not
one i n. twenty of those who go to the war ever corner
back. •
Anybody who will take the 'pains to reflect must
see that, apart from the information that we. have,
that this 'anpitiring ;place of'l*islation is actually
'matured and ready-to be offered to Congress, such a.:
measure is absolutely necessary to the prosecution.
of Mr. laineoln's plans, and must come if he is re.
"elected - Bo says that the war shall go on until every
negro slave is free, and so say all his allies and fol.
-lowers. The very highest estimate of the number
' of negroes already freed places , them at two htuidred.
thousand. These have cost the country over two mil
lions of men, and four thousand millions of money.
What amount of blood' and treasure will be re
quired, at the same rate, to free the three million
eight hundred thousand slaves that still remain, we
leava the voter, whose veins and pockets arcto be emp
tied :2:a the work, to decipher out for himself. But we
have the best assurance, from the fiendish and un
appeasable demands that the Abolitionists have al
ready made, in pursuance of their wonderful pone) ,
of preserving "the lila of the nation;" by,taking the
lives'of all the people that compose it, that they wilt ne
ver stop this war, no. matter what it costa, until the
white men are all dead, or the negroes alt free.
We invoke the people to think of these things.
11 they like war, if thzy fancy wounds and covet death,
they prefer " hosilitable graves" to haw homes and.
le roar of the can-zon to the prattle of their children,
they had better vote for Din Lincoln, for.these blessings
wilt not only be g;:oen to them, but be forced on them.
But, if they want to live out their lives in trangutlll
ty and honor te• - zoap the fruits of their honest la
bor, amid the endearments. and comforts of, their
firesides • 7 if they want a peace 'that will give us a
restored Union, and a Union .whigh will guarantee.
us a perpetual peace. the way tattiest, things is open
to them. General McClellan says the Tinton is.
the one condition of peace, and we ask no more.
Mr. Lincoln says the Abandonment of slavery is
the one condition of peace. and I will take no less.
The - hearM of the people, North and South., will ra
tify McClellan's policy, if you elect him—tkeheart'a
blood of the people, .1%/ortnand South, will pay for
Lincoln , s policy, it youps elect hies, and will ba
wrungfaem you 1.4 streams compared with. which,
your oast ofltrin„ hwre been bat leoansiderabln
drops.
.APPRLIS 40" NOD vromts:cz.
PziltAiati..FitiA,.oit.:Bl;4lSe4.—M , a matting' o •
tho Twenty-sixth wart-Demur:ratio Association,
held, this evenliar,•the ,t'olltiwing . resoltitions were
read and tataniraously4dopted
Whereas, A Democratic citizen of this City, a rest.
dent of this. ward, Was atttrderoil we Saturday evening
last, while peseealny eanreisino the right of a free
:Mart. -
. Whereas, We, the citizens of this ward,. cm their owa
behalf, and of the people of this city, hereby appall to
the order.loying and- peavattle , citizens to use their
moral infteences against such outrages :on. the r i ghts of
the people, since the facts known to all unprejudiced
'minds fully prove that there i.B.llo.cica cnahortty wal
-1 fig to prOteCC
intr. as, in 'view 'of the fact that our late fellow.:
citizen. James Careptell, was murdered in the pablic
street for the only, crime of exercising the right of a
freeman, and. that a proper tribute 28 due to the me-,
morg of this martyr, axial& in• the peaceful discharger;
of his right, and bemuse he was .a .Remocrat;
Are,
Besotted, That theDemooratin citizens of the Twenty-,*
sixth ward,' in meeting assembled, hereby tender' to
his family th . ,,ir deep sympathy at the cause of the
death of James Campbell, and invoke thenyto _believe
hat his death writ render serfoiCe tafiiidepiintr,mhu
awakening in pople'e m Enda, if iinirflon t.,
yirotect Mhos the serviaszAto:Wa he' lost his
.Resotrof in mempry,..gft .vlrtues as a mita,
his int cheitictsY,lais , itd lity to his political
peincip rpratiunsiastatherandhhnsbacd,andthe.
nature c!,f- death, nurdered in the discharge of hig
civil right's; this'meeting direct the hall to be clothed In
mourning: that his family receive Um care of his fellow
citizens, and his name and death held dear as a martyr , .
"to his political faith.
Resolved, That we invite all the law abiding, straws
loving citizens.or the, Twenty,sixth•ward :to _attandAhe
funeral.ctihe deceased; And we alsolictenCita.,l4Vbs-- ,
Lion to'theilifferintmgastlialione:of thetizitYlb`loinAttl'
in paying this:last tribute otresPectatztherhafanntir Of
oar murderedfaiom citizen. • - - . •
By order of the Twenty-sixth Ward Dentocratic As
sociation. CHAS. M. LEISSICRING, President.
Attest:
THOS.. V. HASSAN, 1 Secretaries.
•
P. F. lifnazy,
At the Keystone Club the following preamble an • -
resolutions were read and adopted amidst greatsap
planes :
Whereas, James Campbell, an old and.peaceabl e
citizen of the Twenty-sixth ward of this city. was;
without cause, on Satarday evening last,,kated,&l/linte
of our own servants, a "policeman. of,this ,eity&Aohile,
peaceably standing outlet north:B4olf Chestnut street;
above Sixth; and- -- • •
Whereas, We, the inernliera :of the KeystOne Club
and" Demccrats of Pennsylvania, deeply sympathize
with hie bereaved family, and desire to express our rew..-J.
speet for the memory of this first martyr to organized:-
Lineobrism; therefore be it -
Resolved That the Keyatone,Club stall assraineeltardrit•
of his obsequies, which
,lace.on,Satu;dayr
rem ning next, the 6th of Koyergbei•;ol.4AUP•tosen.ible
on that day in force. .a isN ... :-
Resolved That the- DoraoesstszpfAthle- city, and ,of
Pennsylvania in general, - be,ixivitMl ,tcf attend Ms that -
day, and to associate- tbemeelves - mvith us for" the •
solemnization of- the fnneraLoLonr!brother Democrat.
Resolved,' That these rotiolutions be published in the •
prams pre, s of this city: ' ,
Sp_eeches were then made by H on. Charles Whittaker,
of New York, and other. •
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.ffia - FIE:TEE:CIS WARD. A/10175.6! — A
the Detnocratic Association of the Fifteenth Ward will
be bald on Mrs (Tuesday) etc-nix°, at their hill, Corner
of West ana.Coates streets, to take action in regard to
the attack made upon the association by a baud of. cow
ardly ruffians in front of the Republican Readquartere,
Chestnut street, above Sixth street, on Saturday.night
last, while participatinlhe_grand :torchlight prooes'-:
AEL6 iiporrEtt pi. •
830_11. _ , .
s es l l la t.s
b9 II .TDPt? sqeCrEitftry. •
Air SECT:NTH WARD DEIMIOR.I 4 :I4. — OR.O.AIrIZEI,OR3RT
NIZE!—The hoar has - arrived - wheri Demcoalis
lonst Ire at bis post, ou.r liberties ;beau 114.-JeePardY.4.
The McClellan Club of this ward `askz-nay.iztoret
iet—that every Democrat of thg Sereath arard • wlll at-;
tend this evening at Kerriimes;-Itillitiagitit and.Nan
daft' streets. B. B. ----Evaprapinctpt--the ward is ex
pected to be represented evening..
,sJoirs SHERRY. President, :
P. T. WAITER. .22 s ec retaries, .• !
P. J. O'Dorirram, •
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A writer in the Liverpool Mercury has discover.—
ed that Mr. Gladstone, British Chancellor of the.
Exchequer, has a royal lineage. Here is-th e
descent:
"Sir Bernard Burka's recently-publikhed Royal
Descents' gives the pedigree o the Gladstone
fam ily, and shows a descent from Henry lIL, kin
of England, and Robert Bruce, king of Scotlan d. .
Lady Joan Beaufort, a descendant from Henry In.
married James L or Scotland, a de ß o an d an t
Bruce, and from this alliance Is clearly traced the
.iescent of Andrew Robertson, sheriff substitute of
Ross, whose daughter Annie married• Sir John Glad
tone, Bart., of Fasqua and Balfour, and bore seve
-al sons, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer."
There is at St. Etienne), in France , a young lady;
eighteen years of ago, affected with, a rare, though
cot unparalleled, infirmity. 'She is unable tip' see
while the min is above the horizon, but sees pet.
ectly Rell at night and in complete darluiawl.