' .4 Vv-v- V , -Vie THTTESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1861. UUtJM II ! ' 'j ' - - fj-Fricndllannum.ofthc Lusorne Union, grows quite snarly over a truthful equib we published last week, touching the result of the election in Luzerne county. Keep cool Mifilin ! Anger but distorts the countenmee, nnd a madman's grumblings arebutan indul gence in the folly of a fool. You're badly whipped. Mifflin, it is true, but we'ean't see that fowling is going to help you any. Bet ' tcr by far act the philosopher, and thank God that it's no worse. You will feel better over it. We pity you Miiilin, indccd-ve do ; but bad company will produce bad consequences, and as you make your bed so you must lay in 5f. Parpwoll old boy. That old Luzerne is good for the Union, is glorious. .Farewell. irear tne Babbling Demagogues. . We Ct.py the following paragraphs from a couple of ou.r exchanges ; "It is about eight months that the Republican party has governed our country. The people have spoken in thunder that they nii rot.im it nirniii im,- the hands of the nomnrrr.tir. nn rt v. that nartv which has prov .l ihilittr of irnvnrnino- mir country SalOly and-prospcrously to its inhabitants. l,10n roe Democrat of Oct. 24th. "The Democratic party have alwarf j been, and still are, the Union pr.rty. And it is -useless to disguise the fact that notwith standing their belief in the honest intentions of the present Administration to put forth ali the energies of the government in sustaining the laws and putting c!vn the rebels, they still do not believe that tiiS war cr.n be set tled by and between Mr. Lincoln and his Cab inet.1' AftjOni Herald of Oct. 19. These journals are two bright jcwf.ls of Democracy. The Squire tells us that the people have spoken in "thunder" that the Re publicans shall hand the government over in to the handsof the Democracy. Now Squire, where did you get this thundering idea from 1 Jeff. Diivis is speaking in "thunder" against us. Did you not get it from him 3 Certain ly not from the people, for they have declaied most emphatically in favor of the Administra tion, notwithstanding it is Republican. Not a half dozen of the members of the Legisla ture were elected at the late election without first distinctly pledging theniseh'fis to the support of the Administration, arid espzc Jb in the prosecution of the war. It vt as only by making such a pledge that George II. Row land saved his bacon, nnd that, because of his former disloyal utterances, only by a sneak ing majority of jn'ne. .Besides this, an overwhelming majority of both branches of the Legislature was elected by votes of Union men of both parlies, and this, in many instances, in opposition to that branch of the Democratic party which is deemed not sound on the Union question. "That party which has proved its ability of governing our country safely and prosperous Iy7" exclaims the Squire; and a Air. Cotter, lbs crank turner of the Milford Herald, says that "the Democratic party have always been, andstill are, the Union parij" Now if this be so, then how was it, that this rebellion was concocted under, and put in execution . during, a Democratic Administration ; and this too, by a part of those who were at the head of this same Democratic Administration? Will this brace of -fealherless birds ' tell us whnt the politics of those striving to destroy the Union are 1 Will they tell us that they were not Democrats, and tbat they were not the life and blood of the party during itsexis- , tence J Will they tell us, further, what the politics of those who sympathise with the traitors arc! Will they tell us, also, where our government would have been had it not been handed over to the Republican party at - the time it was! Will these demagogues tell us that Jeff. Davis would not have had it en tirely at his control! Notwithstanding this they tell us that the Democratic party "has proved its ability of .governing our country safely and prosperously." Away with such Billy twaddle ! Cotter, of the Milford Hcrall, tells us that the Democrats "do not believe that the war .can be settled by and -between Mr. Lincoln and hit .Cabinet." 'Then-who ca'n settle it! But why should or cannot Mr. Lincoln and hi Cabinet settle it ! and why (should or can the Democratic parly 1 Is it because the Demo cratic party are looked upon by the rebels ae '- their friends ! and the Republicans looked up ' -on as their enemies, because they arc in fa vor of the Union and bitterly opposed to its disruption ? Which horn of the dilemma wil the Herald take! But we want no party now, except jt be unalterably fixed in its determination to put down the traitors, save the government, and restore it to tranquility, and send it on to fu lure prosperity, greatness and power. Then away with the winings of these cringing contemptable demagogues, and save our coun try from ruirj. Fire. The dwelling house of Mr. Garris, in Stroud township, near this borough, was par liully destroyed by fire on Friday night last, The fire, we learn, was communicated to a bed by one of the children, who was sent up stairs on an errand, and before it could b,e ex tinguished the bed and nearly the whole up per part of the building were consumed. The loos is estimated at one hundred dollars. No insurance. 07Brigham Young telegraphs from Utah, over the wires, jnst completed: "Utah has not seceded, but is firm for the Constitution and Laws of our once happy country, and is warmly interested in successful enterprises as the one so far completed." Another, Burglary. The restaurant of Peter Schtig, under the Odd Fellows Hall, was entered on Wednes day night last, and robbed of some six dollars in money and about twenty dollars worth of sunerior seen re". The thief showed himself an expert in the selection of smoking male rial, but we would advise him not to repeat his visit. We hope this is' the last job of the kind wc shall be called upon to record. Bur glaries have altogether too much of thqjook of the city to sit well on the shoulders of a country borough. .. ; Pretty Active Business. The Wilkesbarre Record of the Times say?, that "since the 4lh of July, 1827, when the first entrys were made in Judgment Dock ets, there have been entered in the Luzerne County Common Pleas fifty thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven (50,777) Jud ments. The number of Executions issued out of the Courts of Luzerne in the pst ten years, is fourteen thousand three hundred and fifty-five." Sheriffs, Prothonotors and Prin ters ought to grow rich in that County. In for the War. E. II. Rauch, JS.-q.. of -tht "Mauph Chunk Ciztte;" is raising a company o infantry, under the slylc of Resencranz Ranger?1, to ecrve for three years or the war. Our neighbor of the 'Gazette,' is not one of those, whose patriotism con sists only in words, or is limited by sel Gb considerations alone. We tru-t be may meet with all possible success in bis oew vocation. Arms at Harrisburg. , There are now stored iu the Arsen :vt Harrisburg, Pa., 12,000 stand of arms 43 brass six pounders, 1 brass eighteen poudder, d brass six-pounders brought to this country by Lafayette as a present from the King of France to the Coutinen tal Congress, 600 borso pistols. GOO cav airy sabres, 10,000 sets complete infant ry accoutrements, and 750,000 rouuda o cartridges. Thanksgiving. Gov. Curtin Las appointed Thursday Nov. 28th, as a day of thanksgiving and praise. Pennsylvania Educational Convention. A meeting of representative of the dlf ferent cla-ses of schools and literary to siitutions in our State, is called at Har risburg, to commence Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 10, A. M., and continue four days. , Pennsylvania "Warriors. TJiere are iu the State, between the a--cs of 18 and 4(5, the immense army of 507 men. Say one half of them, in eaS 01" t'5C grca,est emergency, would , i tlt. ge'd.and we have an actual fight ing power ot .What army for a single statel The Seventh Pennsylvania. When the Seventh Penns) Ivauia was. paid off they received about 821,000. Out of this sum, the soldiers sent home about $17,000. Xbey are cao.-tly from the interior Lebauon, Perry, and Lu z-rne counties. Dr. Green, of Gcrzjantown, wlo is sur geou of this regiment, states that out o uiue buudred and eighty-t-cven rneu only eight were iu the hospital, and cone ot tbeaj dangerously ill. Letter from Garibaldi. The following letter from 0 aribaldi has been received, by the United States Con sul at Antwerp : "CapKERA, Sept. 10, 1861. "Mr Dear Sir: I eaw Mr. Sanford and re-ret to be obliged to announce to you that I shall not be able to go to tb Uuitea State at present. I do not doubt the ttiumph of the eaue of the Union and that shortly. But if the war should unfortunately continue in your beautifu country, I shall overcolae all obstacles which detsiu me aud hateu to the defense of a people who are dear to toe. G. GARIBALDI. To Mr. Quigglc, U S Cousul at Antwerp." Interesting from Kentucky. Csiro. Monday, Oct. 28, 1601. A party of thirty men of the Illinoi 28th, while scouting on Saturday, en countered o party of rebel cavalry aud infantry thirteen miles below tbit place A bri.-k engagement ensued. 1 he Reb els were routed,, with the los of a Cap tain, Lieutenant, aou several wounded. No Ions on our Mde. Paducab, Ky., Monday, Oct. 26, 1861. Three cotupaniceof the Illinois 9th Reg imcnt went to Saratoga, 48 miles up the Cumberland River, ou Saturday, and at tacked a companv of rebel cavaly. 100 strong, completely routing them. The rebel Joss is 13 killed aud 521 prisoners. Fifty-two horses and all their camfi equi page were alno taken. The Federals had two wounded. tsgrThe Lehigh Valley Railroad Com pany on Wcdocsday made a eetui-auuua divident of 2 per cent, in stock, on the settlement of fractions, the price of chares to be cpuuted at par. The business o the Company the current year results, in net revenues, shout the auie as last year The tonnage of the road is almo-t entire ly the same. ihe pasfen;er travel has fallen off a little, which ha been made un from reduced working exttenses. Th L ' r - -- J , .H -1 -. t . uiviueuu announces auovc maKes tix per cent in cah, and two per oentinstook, for the year. The company has now al most entirely wiped out its floating debt, aud has materially improved its road wnyf bridges, cto. I his is a very favorable exhibit, the limes considered, and proves conclusively the value and importance of the Company'tJ works. Col. H. IT. Davis, of Maine, raMpd'1'05' bushels of potatoes, on one-fourth c-Jf an acre of land, the present eeseon. A Day of Thanksgiving. We insert below the Proclamation of Gov.Curtin, Belting apart a day of Thanks- gtviDg, in order that the people of our much favored Commonwealth may unite in ascriptions and songs of pratso 'to the Giver of every good and perfect gift' We have much for which wo should be thankful- It is truo tbat tbc gloom of war has spread a dark shadow over the land; but this is the work of nicked men. Their pride, vanity and' ambition, have brought the evil upon us; but the laud has been blessed, with abundance, and unusual health has prevailed during the year which is now drawing to a. close; and for these and other bounties received at the hands of Providence, we should. not fail to raise our voices in praiee and thankfulness, and to pray that peace, bappinesd and prosperity may be specdi ly restored to us. PENNSYLVANIA, ss.- In the name and by the authority of the Commomccahh of Pennsylvania,. An drew G. Curtin, Governor of said Commonwealth. PROCLAMATION. Whereas, Every good gift is from a- bove, end comes down to us from the Al mighty, to whom it is meet, ri-bt, and the bounden duty of ovrry people to ren der thanks for His mercies: Therefore I, Andrew G. Curtin, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do re commend to the people of this Comaon- wealth that thoy set apart THURSDAY, the '2Sth of November next, as a day of sol ercn thanksfiiving to God, for having pre pared our corn and watered our furrows, and blessed tbc labor of the husband mau. aud crowned the year with His goodues, in tbe increase of -the ground and the gathering in of the fruits thereof, so that our baVns, are filled with plenty; and for bavins lookfd favorably on thi Commou wealth, and strengthened the bars of her gates, and blessed the children within her and made men to be of one tuiud, and preserved peace in her border?; Re-eech ins Him also, ou'behalf of these United btates, that our beloved country may have deliverance from tho.e great and cn- parent dangers wherewith the is com passed, and that the brave aud loyal men now battling iu the field for her life may have tbeir arms made tronx and their blows heavy, and may be shielded by Hi Divine power; and tbat He will merciful ly till the outrages of prevcrse, violent, unruly, au-i rebellious people, and make them clean hearts, and reDew a right spir it within tbeui, and give them grace tbat they may see the error of their wajs, and bring forth fruits meet for repentance. and hereafter in all godliness and hone ty, obediently walk in II is holy command ments, and in submission to the just and manifest authority of the Rppublic, so tbat we, leading a quiet and pcasefu life, tnsi continually ofier unto Him our sacrifice of praise and thank-giving. fL s Giving under my bend and th rcr.fc sea f tnc ttc, at Harrisburg h sixteen a ay ox uctooer, in tee year of oor Lord, C?e thousand eight bundreri and fistj one, and of the Commonwealth the i-ijjhi-v-sixth. Ry the'Governor: A. G. Curtin. Eli Slifer, Secy of tbc Common wealth. British Jealousy. Wh en that monster fcteainscin. tnP Great Eastern, made her recent ub-.-'l ccssfui attempt to cross tbe Atlantic, ant, was overtaken by a terrible storm, as our readers will remember, frhc was saved from destruction by tbe kill and courage of a youn American. The iip had be come utterly unmanageable, and rolled so heavily that the pnssengers were thrown about so roughly that several of thea re ceived severe injuries, and all of them es pected coon to go to the bottom. In ad dition to the danger of being feuddealy eugulped, it was found that they cre rap idly drifting North, and would soon be out of tbe track of vessels passing from this country to Luropo, and, consequent lv. bevond the rcuch of succor, rortwo dajs and nights the Captain and Chic Fingiueer had beeu contrving means to get the vessel out of its danger, aud al of them bad failed. Under t-ucb circum stances Mr. Towle. who waK a passenger ou board, uudertook to construct an ap paratus by which tbe ship might be steered, and thus relieved from the im minent peril iu which it was placed. IL fueoeeded; and the va-t ateaiuer, as .wel as tbe lives of eight hundred persons, were probably thus saved from destruction. At first the passengers were most profuse in their expressions of gratitude, but it was was soon discovered 'by a party ol Englishmen on board, tbat their deliver er was ti American, and, of course, they determined tht " a Yankee" t-bould uot have the credit of saving their lives. Before they got back to Q'lecn-town, they hod fully satisfied themselves aud all oth er who came within tbo scopo of their influence, tbat the whole affair wa a small one, that 'anybody could havt done it, and besides that, the idea haJ been suggested to Mr. Towle, by an En glish engineer on board. While the dan gcr threatened, they were trembling with fear; when they found tbat it was over, thoy were loudest iu expro-sing their gratitude, and when tnoy perceived that an American denerved the honor of sav ing them, their jealousy overcame all oth- or feelings, and they exhibited the baseH ngratitude. 1 here is a great deal that is very John Bullish in this littlo episode in the hi-tory of their mammoth steaaer. Daily Nctvs. Fortifying The Susquehanna. Engineer corps, by order of the Feder al Government, are now sounding the SuqueV,8nna from the mouth of the Ju- niatta to tbo Chesapeake, locating tbe fords and bridges, noting the blulFs and inland bills, aud exploring the tributary etreams within that dis tance, UP BATTLE IN WESTERN VIRGINIA. DEFEAT OF THE REBELS. CAPTURE OP MANY PRISONERS, CANNON AND ALL THEIR CAMP EQUIPAGE. New Creek, Va., Oct. 27, 1861. Goo. Kelly marched from this point on Friday night, and attacked Romnpy yes terday alternooo routing tbe enemy, cap turing many prisoners, three pieces of cannon, and all their wagons and camp cqun8Pi- . The Rebels retreated toward WiDcaes ter. Our loss is trifling. That of the ene my has not been ascertained. Washington, Oct. 27. 1861. Lict.-Ge.n. Scott to-day received the following dispatch, dated "Romney, Va., Oct. 20, p. la. In obedience to your orders, I moved ou this place at 12 o'clock last night, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and drove in their outpost, aud altera brilliant action of two hours completely routed them, ta kiog all their cannon and much of their eaaip equipage and many prisoners. - Our loss is but trifling, but cannot say to what extent. Brig.-Gcn. B.P. KELLY, Commanding:' PROM MISSOURI. Gen. Fremont's first battle The Capture of Springfield A brilliant charge by his body guard Ltco thousand Rebels rout ed Sprina field occupied by Fremont s advance The battle al Frcdericktoivn A decided victory. St. Louis, Oct. 27,' 1601 . The following dispatch was received here this eveniug : Headquarters in the Field, ) Near llamaiisviile, iMo. Oct. 26, 1S61. $ Capt. JIcKeever, Atunt Adjt.-Gcn Yesterday afternoon Major Seagoyne at the head of my body guard, a made most brilliant charge upon a body of the enein irawu up in liue of battle, nnd their camp at Spriugficld, 2,000 or 2.200 strong- He completely routed them, cleared them frosi the towu. hoi-ted the National oat; on tbe Court-Houi-e, and retired upon a rc-CDforcement, which he has already joined. Our loss id not great. This .successful charge against such very large odds is a noble example to tbe army. Our advance will occupy bpring field to night. J. C. FREMONT, Maj -Gen. Commanding. General Fremont's body guard num ber 300. Tbe following is a special dispatch to luc tht. 1.02ns Itcpubkcan : "The ' following di-pstch has been re ceived. announcing a moH Lrilliatit victo ry at Spriiififield, by General Fremont Lody guaid, uumbering 150 men. Five Miles out of Boliver, Oct. 25-10 a.m. General : I report respectfully that ye-.tef.day al 4 p xu . I met in Springfield about 2,000 rebels, formed in liue of bat tic. They gave a very warm reception, but your Guard with one feeling made a charge, and in less than three minuter the enemy was completely routed bv loO men We cleared the city of every rebel and retired, it bcin near night, and not feel ing alio to keep the place with so small a force. Maj White's command did not partici pate iu tbe charge. I have seen charges, but such brilliant bravery I havo never Uevo before, nod did not expect. Their i r cry, "Fremont and the Union," broke forth 'ike thunder n HARLES SB AG ONI, Major Commanding Body Gu:rd. Col. John M. .Richardson, who rode o ver to the vieinitj ot Spring field las even ing, frays Major -Seaioui win? voided to the town from the Jt-ficrsou to the Mount Vernon road by Judge Owens. The rebel camp wa- just outside of the city. iVuj. oeagom was compelled to pass through a lane and let down a nuai ber of fence rails before he could charge on the foe, thus drawing their line. There was a good deal of struct fight ing in Springfield, and from the house Two secessionists, who ran out of their dwelling, fired al the Body Guard, were KIHUU. Major S?2oni was advised of the force of the rebels but he was determined to have a fight. Col. Prace, aid to be from Aikannas, commanded one of the rebel rogiments. It was though.t that the cause of the in oreased Rebel force at Springfield was the large amount of plunder gathered there for some weeks pa.-t, which, it is stated, they intend to take South with them, but which will, of cource, fall into our hands. Tbe los- of either is uot stated. Major Fratik White, who recaptured Lexington recently at tbe head of 1B0 men. aud released our hick aud wounded aoldiers, after driving out omc 500 Reb els, is a son of a prominent New-York lawyer. The fifty prisoners taken in the battle at Frcdericktown have been put to work in tbc treuches at Cape Girardeau. Tbo accounts of Major ScofSold, who commanded the batteries in the ne-tiou, show that this victory was tlie most com plete ol any yet achieved by our army during the war. Jeff. Thompson escaped on foot after having his horse killed under him. The Rebel force was about 0.000, while ours was only 4,000. Pilot Knob, Mo., Oct., 20, 1801. Col. Plummor Ins returned with his command to Cape Girardeau. Col. Cur- lin now occupies Frcdericktown with a regime ut of infantry, a squadron of env- airy, and two pieced of artillery. Thomp son and his rebel band wero pursued 22 miles beyond bredericktown on the Green ville road, when the ohase was abandoned. Tbo rebels are probably now at Green vjllo, hut thoy arc completely demoralized, aud will continue their rttrcat The do THE II FOB TliE ,'.UU..L.gP tacbrnent synt out to bury tbc dead after the battle reported near 200 of the rebels killed andlcft on the field. Our loss wa (5 killed and about 40 wounded, 1 mor tally, r ,9, . Attempted escape from Fort Lafayette rutting to aea in a vvasu-xuu. between-one and two o'clock on Sun day morning, as a sentinel, in the dark ness and storm, was pacing bis loneiy round outride? the walls of Fort Lafayette, be beard the shutter of a casement No. 5 had been opened. Soon after a rope was thrown out, various articles lowered iu isuocession, followed by a man. The rope was just long enough to enable the fugi tive to reach tbc ground. As be touched the earth, tbe sentinel presented his bay onet, and bade him surrender. Tbo man proved to bo James Lowber, the Rebel bearer of dispatches who waa receutly followed by the dotectives from the hou-e of his brother-iu-Iaw, Mr. Alexander Shultze, at Peek.Hville, to Crestiine, Ohio, where thoy arre.-tcd him. It will be re membercd tbat previou-i to his being ta ken be had forwarded his dispatches to tbeir destination, and ho himself came near eluding the officers. The sentry, upon seizing his prisoner, found that he had lowered a lare new waon-tub, a life preserver, and bn valise the latter pack ed full of valuables. Lowber begged hard to be permitted to ascend the rope again into bis ap.nrto.cut aud attempted to bribe his captor by the offer of his gold watch and 847 50 in gold coin, which he had tied up in a bladder, if be would al low him to do so. Of course his propo sal was uot accepted, but, inbtead,- the sentry marched his prisoner into the fort aud aroused the officer of the guard. Lieut. Wood, the commander of tbe fort was immediately apprised of the attempt ed escape, who ordered the long roil to be beaten. Tbis brought the garrison to tbe parade. Ail the prisoners of the fort were then brought out and the roll colled to ascertafo if there were any missing. Ali, however, answered to their natr,cs It appears that Mr. Lowber occupied Casemate No. 5, in company with fifteen others, only six of whom as far as could bo gathered, were aware of the premedi tated escape, aud theic say they attempt ed to dissuade him from his purpose. Lowber states that the gold was brought to him on a draft by the wife of one ol the prisoners; but bow he came possessed of the wash-tub, the rope, and the life- preserver, is a mystery. The key with which the prisoner unlocked the padlock of tbe casemate shutter, he says he made uimseii. it is supposed tbat be intended to place bis valine in the tub, and sup ported by bis life prc-erver, to have pu-h- ed off from the fort with hi- novel craft, either for the shore or for some vessel iu the vicinity. It seems probable that ai. arrangemint had bven u.ade to board a ves.-el, as three were hoveriu about in suspicious proximity one of which, bark, Lad approached so near that , th 51 ft nr sentry cau ordered rier ou. As soon a the pri-oner had gone to their lodging aud Lowber had been double ironed. Lieut. Wood, wiib a file of soldiers, en tered his cutter and rowed out to the ve- sets, which proved to be a bark, a brijr, aud a sobooner. These he captured, and ancnored alongside the revecue cutter Bibb. Tbe Lieutenant states that the of fioers of the Bibb treated him very uneiv illy, apparently uot bcina cry well pleas ed that he had di-turbed them at such an unwarrantable hour. Yesterday tbe ves sels were missing from tbc Bibb, lut it had not been a-certaincd what had be come of them. Yesterday, &t the urgent request ol .Lowber nnu lis rnends, the handcuffs were removed, his legs remain ing manacled. So far from expressing any regret in the attempt at escape he is rather boastful of it. and declares himself to be a most ardent Secessionist. -o- Placing Boston Harbor in a State of De fence. The number of guns being placed upon three forts in the harbor of Bo-ton is, the Journal of that city rays, about one hun drcd aud tweuty. Of these, eighty will bo mounted at Fort Warren. A propor tionate number of these are of heavy cal ibre, some of them being eight inch co lumbiids. Eighteen or twenty yill be placed upon Fort Winthrop, and about the same uumbcr upon Fo:t Indcpeutl cuce, making tbe full number of seventy fic upon the last uamcd fortification. The defences of the haibor will then be in good condition, but, in emergency. there is ample space upon bort Warrex for nearly two hundred and lift v guus Although much smaller than some of the forts upon this coast, this fort from ib position and the character of its work, i is equal to any iu its capacity for protec tion aud defcuse. . .. A Shrewd Dodge. The Omaha Ncbrasldan tells a food story o? how 830,000 in gold was saved from the clutches of the rebels, in St. Jo seph. Mo. The money was deposited at the Express oftioe; aud hearing tbat th rebels were coming, nn old mouldy trunk- was brought from the cellar and iu it ihe cash waa snugly secured, the lid bciu" carelessly tied with a ropo. One of the mes-eners was then dressed iu the dis- gui-e of a ragged clod-hopper, and cnt for a drayman, informing him that as it was getting rattier hot in St. Joseph he had concluded to pick up his traps nnd vamose across the river to Elwood. The trunk was duly loudud,the Express agent meanwhile making fun of the ragged countryman, who followed at the cart's tail. Tbo samo old trunk and contents didn't stop short of Omaha City. An appeal to tbe loyal women of A tner- ica has just beon issued uudcr the auspi ces of the sanitary committee asking on behalf of tbo army : "Blaukets for single beds; quilta, of cheap material, about rov en foot lon by fifty inches wide; knit woolen socks; wooleu or canten flinnoi bed gowns, undershirts, wrappers and drawers; small hair and under pillows nnd cushions for wouude limbs elippera.'' TEE TELEGRAPH: A mo:t wonderful cnterprize has jnsfj been completed, aud tbe telegraph win, extends from tho Atlantic to the Pacific coast. The President has received despatch es from California, and responses havo been made. THE OPEIttNG OF THE PACIFIC TEL- Since Fiiday, when tho Pacific and At lantic telegraph was opened, the Presi dent has recoived a number of di-patohes over tbat lino. Those embrace, first, tbo announcement from the President of tho Overland Telegraph Company that tha line is completed, and expressing the hope it may be a bond of perpcfuality be between the States of the Atiautic and tho-e of the PaciGc. Governor Downey, of California, ex presses in the name of the people of that State tbeir congratulations at tbo com pletion of the noble enUrprize that pla ces them in immediate communication with the capital aud with their fellow cit izens in tho east. The President and Secre.ary of th& California Pioueers, the ofdcnt organiza tion on tb?P acifiu cqasf, shout greetings to tbc Pre-ideut of the Uuitcd States, as a society loyal and as a State loyal. They pray God to save one and indivisi iblc our glorious Union. The Mayor of Stockton transmits tho following: "Stockton sends greeting to your Ex cellency, with the as-urance that she is true to the Constitution and the Unionr and for the thorough crushing out of the rebellion." FIFTY THOUSAND SEAMEN 12? THE NAVAL EXPEDITION. The Washington correspondent of tbo Philadelphia Press fays: "It is estimated that in tbc re-pectivo squadrons of tho great naval expedition, nearly all of which has sailed, or is about to sail, there are fifty thousand hardy seamen, composed in great part of whale men, for years accustomed to the terrible toil and privations of Arctic voyages; fish criuiD, inured to the trials of the exten sive northern fishing banks, aud every class of men faxiliar ith the accidents and excitements of the deep. This vast army of weather-beaten "oldiers of tbe sea know only one ixotto ,that is, obedience to orders. They differ in this respect, from any of the new land levies, who taken from tbe easy walks of life, require tine to acquire submission to the rigors of ihe camp. Imagine a guuboat expedition, uudcr the lead of so.ee dashing sailor, asanned by tbe-e Northmen, thrown into the bayous of the Misi-sippi, precipitated upon the plantation of South Carolina or Alabama, burning with the recollections of th ir Country.'s wrongs, and recalling tho fearful atrocities con. milled upon tbeir New England brothers at Baltimore, Bull Bun, and Bali's Bluff." Large Movement of Pennsylvania Regi ments. Harrisburg, Pa., Oof. 2D, ISG1. Gov. Curtin, in accordance with in structions received from tbe War Depart ment, has issued marching ordera to the following regiments: Col.. fJartranft's, 5Lt; Cot. Dodge's, 52.!; Col. Brookes's, 53d; Col. Coulter's, 11th; Col. Davis's, I 04th Regiment; Col. Catrs's, 97th, and one regiment from Camp Cameron, which is uear this point. These regiments, eight in number, are all full, splendidly arracd and equipped, and will remove to their respective destinations during this week. An Infernal Design. A man named Steinman, one of tho M. S Gut!ckel'i recruits, and now at tnched to Col. Van Derver's regiment, lo cated at Cvnlbiaua, Ky., had su-piciou fa-tcu'd upon him by some singular con duct, on bis part, about the camp. He was .arrested and searched, and upon his person was found a bottle of pru-sic acid and a two ounce vial of arsenic. He re fused to account for the poison found up on bin:, and in order to induce an expla nation he was suspended by the thumbs, aud by the neck uutil he was black in tbo face, when he made known his willing nes to communicate. It appears from his confession that the nest doming was tho time fixed upou for poisoning the spring from which tbe camp received its. supply of water, for which he was to re ceive $200 in money and a horse; and then it ws arranged that ho was to join !he Rebel army. lie is now in jail in Cinciunati. A more hellish plot never was concocted to destroy an army. Thi is tho sort of warfare, aud ihU the kind of an enemy which tbc Union soldiers have to contt nd wilh; and yet the scoun drels arc callod our brothers of tbe South, AN OIL WELL ON EIRE. The explosion of an cil well in Venan go 3ouoty, Pa., caused a maguificeut py rotechnic display lately, but at the ex pense of four men who wero terribly burned. The well was situated nesr the town of Cornplautcr. Tho men, while boring, suddenly struck oil at a dejtb of about four hundred feet, and before they could withdraw tho drill, or extinguish the fires under tho boiler of a steam en gine used to work the boring apparatus, an immense jet of oil and gas, mingled, sprang into the air. The gas was forced in a lateral direction far enough to com municate with tho flames in tho furnace, nnd an explosion of terrific vehemence took place. A perfect sheet of flame for a moment overspread tho earth for soma distance around, and then the ascending column of oil took fire. The spectacle was inconceivably grand and imposing, particularly after night fall. The forco of the jet was such as to send the oil to a height of one hundred and fifty feet. It was literally a fountain of fire. : O- figf-Gov. Curtin states officially that Pennsylvania has now in the field 73,000 volunteers, of whom 50,000 are in tho ar my of tbo Potomac, 3,000 arc in Ken tucky, and 20,000 iu camp in various part3 of the State watting orders.
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