taxation under our present system is cer tainly unequal aud unjust. Whether this arises .from the inefficiency of our law entirely, or a laxity ou the part of asses Bor, -collector, and other oiEcera in en- ottuncjhoir -prorisi.oas I am unablo to aviiiwwjhri'iwiin mot is simuu ituicii vtun ' glia'ictoy my predecessor m ma lost rcpor0fe?t" the valuation of property of ull kiuds,iu our State, including money at interest, tax on offices, &c , is ono third lets than that of Ohio, and two thirds kss thou New York, it must be ev idcut to every one, that property iu our State is either a-ecd at a mere frac tion of its Taluo or else that a very large "proportion of property escapes' taxation altogether. It has been tho boost of "'Tounsjlra ia for years, thatour rich ag ricultural domain and our immense miner al weaUh and resources, constitute us one .of the ricbect States in the Union, and jet according to the valuation of our proper ty for taxable purposes, we are compara tively one of tho poorost. From facto which bavo cosr.c under ray owu ob?-erf a tion, I cm satisfied that a lergo number of our weiltby citizens esoepe taxation almost entirely by reason of having their wealth mainly, if not cacla.-ivcly in bonds ' and mortgages, ground rents, and other 'securities which they fail to return for taxation, and which cannot be discovered by our a t-sessor-binder the present sys tcmtbus throwing an unjuit and unequal - amount of taxation opou real ei-tato and ' other tangible property, and upou those citizen? who cro faithful and just in the returns they make of their means and wealth. This ttatc of things should not exist; every citizen of this Commonwealth is protected alike in his property by our .Government and its law, and should pay a fair proportionate sharo of the cxpeuso ' of tho Government from which he receive- fnch protection, liy a joiut resolution of the la.t Legislature the Governor was au thorized to appoint a board of commis sioners to revise, collate, and dijest all nets and f-tatutes relating to or touching the revenue laws," that commission was appointed, and it is to be hoped they will bo ready to report some basis of action during the prcacut session. I beg leave respectfully to refer to a mattT affecting the honor and credit of our State, and to which reference wa made by coy predecessor in hi la.t re port; I refer to the law taxing her owu loan. At the time our citizn3 respon ded to the call of the Stato and gave bcr the uu of their money, it was with the express agreement- and understanding that they were to receive interest for the Fame at the rate of five per cent, per an num. Surely this obligation ou the part of tbe "State should have remained sacred and invioliblo, and I cannot but think that she buffered in bor character aud refutation, when, without consent of the parties who-o money she thus obtained, she repudiated her obligation by reducing that low rate of interest i-till lower by taxation. I csnnot but express the hope that the State will do that jutice to her creditor? which tboy have a rijht to ex pcut by repealing the law which is thus affecting her own honor and credit. The subject of guaranteed interest on locns to the Danville and Pottstille Rail road Company is one which should als-o receive the attention cf the Legislature A ;b.Unce of interti't is yet duo to the holders of ttat loan, and the faith and honor of the State baring been pledged iorit, te should in this, as well as in all 'other 'Bntters, set her citizens an exam ple of unimpeachable good faitb, by mak ing an appropriation to ay the balance of that itsierett. My predecessor Las truly eaid, "It wbuUi greatly simplify the accounts in this department" if the amount of State '; taxes -assessed was charged directly to " the cfttfity," and be might have addtd it "would ldo save a large amount to the 'State, for in sctte counties the tsxeshi?e been accumulating for years, until in the aggregate ot?r a half a million remain? .unpaid. These taxes are banded down 'from year to year to new Treasurers as " they are appointed, and tome coontie? are new behind more than a whole years aosossmeat. It is to be hoped that, this i subject will al-o receive the attention of 1 theUoard of Commissioners appointed on the revenue laws. . - - T.t -.1. . I Ia i.L1. i ucruini suvmjh lauies gicg in ae tail the operations of this department lb the last fiscal year, together with esti mates of. tho receipts and expenditures for ctne present year; all of whicu are respect lulJy submitted. HENRY D. MOORE. : ' State Treasurer. ' January 7th, l'SG2. 'A Yankee Trick in SIi'seouiI. The following is to d of lusjrir Hovey of tbe Twenty-fourth Indiana, in connec tion with Gcseral Pope's recent exploit " in MisHouti: While at some point near Clinton, Ma jor Hovey took 100 men, put them in wagons, so as to bide them from view and then putting a few stragglers to walk -as if guarding the train, he started out Secession, uliot gun in band, bidino- in the brush, saw tbe cortege, acd supposing it jeaerai wagon train, pooriy guarded, and hence an easy as wcJj as legitimate prize Reasoning tbu Seceeion walked from tbe brush, presented its shotgun, and do- mauded a surreudor, whiob demand wa instantly met by fi'ty men rlbing from the wagons, presenting a row of glittering - 1. i 1 . . " Miubbei., una requesting a siaoilnr favor ol astociehcd and now mortified Scoo?moo 'Secession generally complied, and worked off all its ill-humor by curbing such "mean Ysukee tricks," unknown to all honorable warfare, and unworthy of chiv. alrou9 hearts. In this way many a petu-" l&m reoqi was cootounded, and io two ca ses, where liht was preferred ratber than surrender, two rebel sons of chivalry bit tbe .dust from the effects of mitsnio bullet, whiob left canister liko ausor-holos clear through their bends. Before bis return, Major Hovey captured a large number f.prii?ovners, ;a,nd burnt one orill wbich KBejgifi'dingor Price;. SCljc Scffcrsouian. THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1862. 03-CoJ. II. S. Mott, of the Senate, and George H. Rowland. of lhe House, have laid us under continued obligations for legislative documents. frr-TIfi Hon.-IIenrv D. Monro, ofPhila- delphia, was re-elected State Treasurer of Pennsylvania, on Tuesday last, The Fort Penn House. Col. M. B. Poslen's numerous friends will be pleased to learn that he has taken the building recently erected by the late John Melick, for Hotel purposes, and opened it as the "Fort Penn House." The Col; is a cle ver, whole-souled felluw, and, we think, will soon convince all who sojourn with him, that he is one of the few men "fit tokeepti Hotel." Strangers and other coming to town- should stnn in at the 'Fort Penn.' Brown will al- ! ways bo on hand to attend to their wants. O30ur thanks are due to the Hon. TsT. Sargeant, of the Treasury Department, for a pamphlet copy of "Notes Explanatory of Sec retary Chase's plan of National Finance." We may take occasion to draw largely t'rom this pamphlet for our next week's paper There is nothing, next to the preservation of the Union and the Constitution, in which our people have so great an interest as in a safe currency. Under the present system of banks and banking, we have but few of the benefilt: of a good currency, while we are compelled to endure all the evils which expansions and contractions caused by over or undur-hank ing, the breaking of Banks and the deprecia. tion of bank paper fasten upon the country. In the present state of our currency there is no euch thing as .uniform credit attached to the numerous promises to pay, issued by al most as many different associations of persons united for purposes of speculation, scattered all over the country. Except in rare instances a bank note issued at once place is never al pur in another. The hanks of large cities arrogate to themselves the setting up of a standard of values, and to thistill other banks must- succomb, or the "war's began." We ; r like tiie system proposed by Secretary Chase, Under it all the evils growing out of a depre ciated currency, from merely local causes, wouJd be obviated, and the government would reap the benefit or profit from the circulation of paper currency, which now goes to banks und bankers. The probable action of the sys tem is elaborately set forth, and its feasibili ty ably argued in the pamphlet before us, and hence our desire to treat our readers to at least a portion of its contents. The plan proposed by Secretary Chase, is to give the banks of the country a national character, by issuing to them for circulation Treasury Notes based on government stock. This would necessarily give us a circulation uniform in value all over the country, and as the notes would be received in payment of monies due the government, the people would be spared the losses which they are so fre quently compelled to su.tain from broAen banks and depreciated paper. A bank note thus endorsed by the Treasury Department, would represent and receive credit for its claimed value all over the country; and such uniformity in the currency could not fail to exert a most happy influence in maintaining the business prosperity of the conn try. To (he Editor of lhe Jeffersonian : Dear Sir : The undersigned, Auditors of Monroe County, would respectfully state, in reply to the communication of your corres pondent "Tax Payer," published in the Jef fersonian of October 24. 1S61. that the state ment which appeared in the Auditors' settle ment of last year, wherein Robert Brown is charged with having received interest on checks amounting to S31 70, was an error, .made in copying the statement from the rough draft made by the Auditors in the course of settling with the Treasurer. It should have read . "Paid Egbert Rrown and others interest on money and checks, S31 70" Of this sum Mr. Brown received 818 interest jrn money loaned the county as "Tax Payer" states. 3y publishing this you will enable us to do an act of justice to Mr. Brown, re lieve the late County Treasurer, Mr. Smith from the imputation which "Tax Paper" un wittingly attempted to heap upon him, am much oblige Yourp, truly, ED. L. WOLF, PETER GILBERT, W. R. VAN VLIET, Co. Audi ditors. A-young lad about 16 years of ae, named Henry Keen, dark complexion and dreshod in black clothes, with a mil itary cap, is missing since January 1, I8G2. He was an intelligent lad. aud had been engaged in selling newspapers for Harvey Birch & Bro., who will re- oeive any information as to his wherea bouts with gratitude. Exohanjres cener ally, are requested to copy tbi-: as by so doing they will confer a favor upon bis widowed mother. Beading Daily Times. The mints of tbe United States have coined since they commenced oper utions a period less than seventy years tbe large amount of eight hundred mil- ion dollars, about one fifth of the whole metallic currency of the world. Of thi amount fi?e hundred and twenty million of dollars were derived from tbe minos of be Uoitcd States.. Egy Tho following are the Standing Committees of the Pennsylvania House o! Representatives for the present cession. Ways and Means Messrs. Armctrong. Smith Chester,) Bigham, Abbott, Ross, (Luzerne), Alexander, Perching, Chat bam, Craig, Windle, Zeiglor, Gamble, Reaver, Brown, (Mercer) and Holier. Judiciary (General) Mesre. Soott, Williams, Smith, (Chester,) Shannon, Strong, Banks, Vincent, Brown, (North untberlaDd,) and Dennin. Judiciary (Local) Messrs. Biniham, Duffield, Pershing, Chatham, Zeigler, Cochrane, Ryon. Greeubank, and Bliss. Pensions and Gratuities Mcer.. Bliss, Graham, Grant, Rosa, (Mifiliu,) Bates, Pottciger and RusfeJ. Estates and Escheats -Messrs. Strang, Kaine, Vincent, M'Cullocb, Quigley, Blanchard nud Beebe. Agriculture and Manufactures Mpa rs Grosf, Caldwell, Wiodle, Thomson, Barron. Hutuhman and Lehman. Education Messrs. Elliott, Duffield, Bliss, Divins, Donly..(Greene.) Boileau, Early M Clellan, Twatcbell, Householder, Fox, Kline, Rowland, Hopkins, (Phila delphia,) and Wimley. Banks Messrs. Crane, Ross, (Lu- zorne,) Ahbott, Traoey, Worloy, Rboads, Brown, (Northumberland,) Coohrano, Gross, Noiman, Dannis, Chatham and Hoflor. Accounts Messrs. Schrock, Gaskill, Twitohfill. Rex. Kennedv. Labar and f 9 Fox. Vice and Immorality Messrs. Wnko fh'ld, Donb-y, (Greene.) Dennis, arne", Vincent, Peters and Uutchman. Election Districts Mesra. Happer Tutton, Bates, Labar, M"Coy, Hall and Delono. Claims Messrs. Tracy, Worley. Gas kill, Cowan, Green! ank, Gamble, M'Cul loch, Beete aud M'Ciellon. Roads, Bridges and Canals Messrs. Lichtenwallncr, Hopkins, (Philadelphia,) Russell, Hess, M'Manua, Peters, Ramsey, Rhoads, and Potteicer. Corporations Mecsrs. Bank., Cowan, Shrock, Widlcy, Kaine, Sa.ith, (Phila delpbia.) Henry. M'Manus, Ross, (Mif flin.) Ritter M'Clellan, Kennedy, Rex. Busby and Quijjley. - Library Mesre. Williams, Smith, (Chester.) and Armstrong. New Counties and County Seats Mes sra. BUnobcrd, Happer, Beaver, Elliott Ramsey, Hoover, Wolf, Josephs, Leh man, Tutton and Hall. Compare Bills Messrs. More, Lich tenwallner, Early, Rowland and Bmbj 'Militia System Messrs. Shannon, Hopkin". (Washington,) Smith, (Phila delphia.) Scott, Wiuley, Crane and ily Railroads. Messrs. Hopkins, (Wash ington.) Alexander, Sellers, Moors, Doug herty, 'Myers, Tato, Craig, Barrou. M Makin, Freeland, Donnelly (Philadel phia.) and GraDt. City Passenger Railroads Messrs. Wildey, Happer, Divins, Graham, M'Coy, Caldwell, Weidncr, Ritter, Brown, (.Mer cer,) Thompson and Warner. Mines and Minerals Me-sr?. Ryon, Boilieu Hou-eholdcr, WaktOi-ld M'Mack in Hess, Wolf, Hoover, Delone, Josephs, Donnelly, (Philadelphia,) Kline Weidner. anu Printing Messrs. Cowan, Ncimsn, Sellers, Tate an ! Henry. Public Buildings Messrs. Duffield, Dougherty and Freeland. .a,, A Case of Wife Shooting. Stephen Ely, the couablo of New Hope borough, yesterday brought to the Doylestowj) jail, Thomas P. Dilworth, n: iidin in tho vicinity of Centre Bridge, in Solebury township, charged before En quire Mellan, uon the solemn affirmation of Cha. Foulke, Hogh Major aud Hen ry J. Martindell, with assaulting and -hooting Urania Dilworth, wife of the said Thomas P. Dilworth, with a gun loaded with shot, on the 19th of January, 1862." It appears that Dilworth became pro voked at bis wifo because she would per sist in attending a religious meeting held in the neighborhood, where she had re cently espoused religion. On the day in question, it being Sunday, he forbid her to attend the meeting, and threatened to shoot ber if she did. She paid no atten tion to his threats, but attired herself and started for tho place of meeting. She had not proceeded many steps from the bouse wben her unnatural husband delib erately took down his gun and shot ber. a number of the shot taking effect in bcr thigh, side and arm, wounding her quite severely. Dilworth formerly was a very intemperate man, but latterly he has ab stained from tbe ue of intoxicating drinks. llia said that be was sober at the time of this ooourrence. lie says that it wn. purely accidental that betook downthe gun und pointed it at his wife in fun, juM to scare her, but unfortunately the piece went off He did not intend to shoot her. Bucks County Intelligencer. Productiveness of California. California it a wonderfully productive Stato. Cattle have got to be so numerous as to be almost worthies, and every kind of fruit and farm produce is abuudant and cheap. During tho autusao full. grown fat cattle have been sold for 83 to 5 per cwt ; horses from 510 to S50; bog; 8t all price.; uheep from 7n cents to SI 50 Contracts for good fat beef with the nccka and legs cut off, have been made for the army at SI 0 per 100 lbs.; and still, such are the facilities for raiding ttock in that olimate, money can be made at the above prices. Good, clean barley, in 100 lb. Hacks, is selling at S15 per ton. Wheat at S-0 to $35 per ton. Excellent grapes, at 820 to $30 per ton. Potatoes this year are. unusually hib there having boon but a abort supply planted. They sell at 2 cents per lb. twico as high as rapes. J3j-Gen. Buckner is reported lo have said recently that ho is"bptwcen lull and damnation." Wo guess that like an. awk ward teamster driving through gate he will hit both sides. THE.; LATEST WAR HEWS. Our nescouuerning.tbc brilliant victo ry at Somerset is still very "meager. Sucb intelligence as wo have, however, estab lishes tbe truth of our first advioes. The rebels ran like sheep, lying on tho bcrnk of the river most of tho night of Sunday, and then getting across a3 rapidly a? pos sible, and still more wildly scattering o ver tho country.. Eighty wagon loads of Quartermaster's, and medical stores fell into our bands, 200 dead and wounded were found on the. field; Gen. Zollicoffcr was takt-n mortally wounded; he soon ex pired. Our loss is not definitely stated; in fact, we have no further details conccr ing it than w published yesterday, which were to tho effect that the 1 0th Iudiana Regiment lost about 70 in killed and wouid?d. As to the composition of Gen. Schocpff's force we learn that the Otb O bio, 10th Indiana, 2d Minnesota, 18th Regulars, 4tb Kentucky, and 10th Ken tucky Regiments were onaged. A large part of these came in on Saturday night, after a forced march of 25 miios over hea vy roads. Gen. Thomas captured tbe steamboat aud barges by means of which tbe retreuting rebels crossed tho river. Zl'be story that tho rebels bad evacua ted Manassas, was so absurdly improba ble, that it is hardly worth tho whilp to point out its weakness. When they leave their ttrong-bold it will bo because we have beaten them out. From Santa Fe wo learn that i.SOO Texans, raving for food, aud of cource prepared to fight desparately, were on, or about 4tb in-t, on tho poiut of attacking bort Craig, at Messitla, A later report states that this design was nbaudonoi aud that the Texans had retreated. Tbi wants oon8r;i,ation. however. Martial law has been declared. The last of the expedition of reconnois sanoe from Cairo into Kentucky ha re turned to the former place, having seen uottiing of the rebuts. We have apparently soma news from the Burnside expedition, though it is not of a very explicit character. By way o Fortress Monroe, the chanuei through which kc shoul i cx&ect information, wi- have nothing; tut a report from Waso mgion, N. C, states that there were fifty hecen Union vessels at Hatterai on tbe 16 th. We hear from New-Orleans that the Frcnoh residents iu that oity are anxious to escape; that they have held a meeting to take measures to effect thi; and that they have put themselves in eoajmunica tion with tho Uuion troops at Ship Is land. Tribune. S?Our State Legislature, for the past week, has been engaged tn buaiues o llttlo momcut. Tho Standing Committees of both Houed were announced early iu the week, and by ibis time they ought to have the machinery of the legislation in active operation. The House Commit tees, as appoiuted by Speakos Rowe, are equitably distributed, ttiO political ascou dcucy being rather on tbe tide ol the Re pubheaus and Union Democrats. The partisan Democrats, however, have sever al important chairmanships a privilege they never allow to political opponents. A good deal ot time has bien consumed in settling claims to various contested seats, of which there app-ars to be an un usual number mostly owing to the un certainty of the army vote. Johu Cessna has been admitted from Bedford county, in place of Mr. Householder, of Somerset, in accordance with a constitutional provision that each of the old counties shall enjoy separate representation, lhe apportion ment law will bavo to be amended ac cordingly. Cesna is a rabid partisan. Most of the othor case remain unsettled Three Republican- and Union men from Luzerne were elected by tho army vote; tbeir Democratic opponents are trying to ou-t them by havmg the soldiers vote set aside, or declared uueoustitutioual, but it h not likely that they will succeed. - Prponitious to tax tbe passengers and tonnage of the various railroads of the State have been introduced, oud tbero np pears to be a di-poition to rake up th dry boues of tho bill passed last winter repealing the tonnage tax formerly paid by tbe Pennsylvania Railroad Company To Preserve Smoked Meat. How often Bre we disappointed in our hopes of haing sweet hams during the summer, after carefully euring and smok ing, and then t-ewing them up in bags, and white washing them. Now thi can be avoided by packing them in pulver ized charcoal. No matter bow hot tho woather, nor how thick the flic., bam.i will keep aa sweet as wheu packed, for years. . . .4,, UjA Massachusetts firm engaged in th o manufacture of frboes is now filling au order for three thousand pairs of brogans, to bo forwarded to Fortress Monroe for tho u?o of tho contrabands at that station The frizes for men range from eleven to sixteen, and in one instance a special or der was given for a pair of twenties. SQrCivil war has affected St. Louis like a stroke of palsy. Moro than 60.. 000 iuhabitaots have left that city within a year; an immense number of bousos and stores arc vaoant, aud all business except Government work ia at a dead stand. The Story of an Escaped Jerseyman. Philadelphia, Monday, Jan 20, 1802. Johnson, a Jerseymsn, impressed into tho rebel'service in New-Orleans in April last, CBOBped from Manasaas ten days -ince, and ba9 arrived hero on his wav homo. He estimates the force nt Ma. nas-as 6t 40,000, at Lcesbure 30.000 and at Occoquan at 15,000. Ho did not hear of the Port Royal victory until he got within tho 'Union lines. The defeat of tho rebels at Drainosvillo bad a de pressing effect on tho rebel arm v. The loo w'as conoedod at 800 killed, wounded and missing. He says the Louisiana Re giment to which he was attachd contain a large number of steamboat men auxious escape to tbe Uniontlinea, II W FOB THE -'UNION.- i . ' . Two, Great Battles In Kcntacky. ' ' FIGHTING ALL DAY. Defeei.of Zollicojer's Army Gen. Zolli aojjtr Killed Gen. Baillie Peyton Kill edUtter Rout of the Rebels-Heavy loss on oth sides Generals Bucll and Schtevff in command of our Army The Battle reneiced next day Attack on tieir stronghold Their fortifications canjed Capture of all their Camp Property A large number of Prisoners taken East Tennessee Rescued. Cincinnati, Monday, Jan 20, 1S02. A blttle took place at Somerset, Ken tucky, on Saturday, between Gen Schoepff's and Gen. Zollicoffcr's forces. Tbe battle lasted from early io the mor ning till dark. Geo. Zollicoffer was killed, and bis. ar my entirely defeated. Tho loss is very heavy on both sides The Lexington correspondent of 2116 Commercial gives the following account of Saturday's battle : Gen. Zollicoffer, learning that the U niou forces bad appeared in hi rear, marched out of his eotrenchmcnts at 3 o'clock on Snturday morning, and at tacked Gen. Scboepff in camp. The pick ets were driven in at an early hour, and the attack was made before daylight Tbe battle is reported to bavoj raged ith great fury until 3 in the afternoon, when Gen. Zollicoffer basin been killed, the whole force of rebels fied in'oonfusion to their camp. Thelosis not sjated, but it iri thought to be heavy. The Bjillie Peyton killedus a son of the ex-member of Congress from Tenne? eec of that name. Our victory was very deoieive, and vsill rej-ult in a rout of tbe whole fo cc defen ding the right flank of Bowliuj Green. Louisville, Ky , Jan. 21, 1S62. Gen Thoaa- telcgrgps to Heilquatter that on Friday night Gen. Zollictfler came up to hi encampment, and attacked him at 6 o'clock oo Saturday morning, oear Webb's Roads, iu tbe vicinity on Somer set. At 3 o'clock on Saturday a terr.ocn General Zollicoffer end Baillie Peyton had beeu killed, and' the rebels were iu full retreat to their iritrenebmenM at .' ill Springs, with tho Union troopl iu hot pursuit. No further particulars have icon ru ceivod in regard to the losses ol either side. ' Cincinnati, Monday. Jan.-20, IS62. A combined attack was made to-day on Gen. Zollicoffcr's intrenebmenta at? Mill Springs. Wane County, Kentucky, re sulting in a complete victor?. The Stirs aud Stripes now float over the fortifioa tions. We captured all their camp prop erty and a large number of prisoner. Our loss is heavy. Gen. Zbliieoffer's dead body is in oar hands. Louisville, Monday, Jan. 20. The recent Ght took pi are on Sunday in-tead of Saturday morning. Gen. Thomas on Sunday afternoon followed up tho rebt-ls to tbeir intreiiobiacnt-, 6 miles from bis own eamp, ati when about to attack them this morning be found theii intrenchmcnt!) deserted, the rebels hain,' left all their cannon, quartermaster's tores, tents, hores and wagons, which fell into our bauds. The rebels dispersing bad crossed the Cumberland in a s-tenmboat and nine bar j?es at White Oak creek, opposite their encampment at Mill Spring. 275 rebel were killed aud wounded, including Gen Zollicoffer and Baillie Peyton, dead, who were :ounu on tne ncid. Tbe 10th Indiana lost 75 killed and wounded. Nothing further of the Union lo s has reached here. Washington, Tuesday Jan. 21, l?f,2. The Government this morning received offieisl intelligence of the victory in Ken tucky, similar to that previously received by the press. Cincinnati, Tuesday Jan. 23, 1582. The Commercial hs a dispatch from Louisville, which says : Dispatcher have been received at head quarters announcing that the battle at Somerfet did not take place ou Saturdsy, but on ounday morniug, and that Gen. Thorn -s continued the puisuit of tbe re bel until night. Our forces followed tho rebel, who ran before them in tho wildest confusion like a flock of cheep, close up to their irt- trenchmenta oo tho north bank of tbe riv er. In front of their intrenohm'onts the rob els lay all night expeoting that we would storm them in tho morning, but with tbe aid of their boats and barges they man aged to get across the river beforo day light. They left behind all their artillery.. ammunition, boro$ aud tents. Eighty wagon loads of quartermaer'a aud med- toai stores fell into our hanh-. Our troops hd poesi?ion of their in trenohments early this morning. After reaching the opposite side of tho river, the rebols dispersed in every direc tion. Two hundred dead and wounded reb els were picked up on the field. Zollicofler was found in a wagon, mor tally wounded. Our loss is not definitely ascertained, but it must bo considerable. Tho surgeon of the tooth Indiana Ro- ciment telegraphs that his regiment had seventy killed and wounded. Geu. Thomas Division embraces some of tho best regiments io this Department. As far as I can learn, tho 9th Ohio, the 0th Indiana, the 2nd Minuosota, the 18th Rogulars, the 4th Kentucky and the Oth Kentucky rogiotcut, were among those' engaged. Gol. Manson's brigvdc, inoluding tho Oih Indiana, tho 18th Regulars and some ( Kentucky regtmonts, ro-euforced Gen. Thomas during Saturday night. J hey made a forced march of 25 miles through lfeavy roads.-and managed to ar rive tiiTcc-hours -before the commence ment ofthe fight, in which they took s glorious part in vpite of their fatigue. Tbe tenor of all the ofBoial di?patcnea received goes to show' that the affair re resulted in the most brilliant victory 0f the war. No prominent officers- are said to "bo killed on our side. Gen. Scboepff was unable to cut off tho retreat of the enemy owing to tbe bluffy character ot the country and tbe obstruc tion of all the roads by felled timber. Louisville, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 1862. There,- is no news from Gen. Thomas to day. ,No details, of tbe Union loss has yet teen- received. Gen. Thomas hai taken the learner and the nioe barges in which tho rebels conveyed their forces a-cro-s the Cumberland, and in which, in their precipitate flight, they failed to de stroy. The theory at headquarters is that using that boat to convey bis troops across the river south ward, and providing other means of transportation, General Thomas. hat been to busy to send the de tails of tbe reoent fiht. No pritate tele grams of military matters can come over the Southern lie to Louisville, and no private information has been received. Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 21. The offleial diopatch confirming the Kentucky 'victory is brief, containing no more information than ii aiready knowa to tbe public. What the "Louisville Journal" says. "We do not believe that even in this age of cheap publications any work can be more reasonable than the terms of the Scientific American at $2 per sa:,um, nith t wenty-per cent discouut for clubs of ten. It forms a yearly volumo of S32 pages quarto, with au immense number of original cngiavings of pstented na chines, valuable inventions, and object of scientific interest. There ia not au iudus trail pursuit which docs not receive a ahare of it attention. It conUins offi cial Hate of patent claims, iar-brtsnt ida ti.stics, practical recipes for useful domes tic purpose-1, and has long stood, both in this country and Europe. ai the highest authority iu the sieehaeia arte aud scien ces. There i- no publication mors valua ble to tbe farmer, the miller, the engineer, tbe iron founder, the mechanic, or the manufacturer. We have never opened a number without learning something we never knew before, and obtaining valua ble information for tbe benefit of onr rea ders. The pulli-hcrs, Messrs. Munn & Co., of 37 Park Row. New-York, haw deserved tbe success which they bavo a ebieved. No one should vtMt that city without caWing at their palatial establish ment, which is a mucua of io-rcstive ge nius, collected from the entire world. If any of our frirfd awaj .off in th oaun trv do notnow this work, snd will take oar advice, thy will mail 82 aad become -ubserihers immediately, or r-y Prdjiag to the PuHibers they can of taia a spe n t ro 00P7 gratis, wbieb will be Bure to confirm the truth of our recommendation. " Wo fully indorse the above, and- would recommend our reader to take Prejjtke's advice, and f-ubscribo for the pappr. A new volume rrmmpnoe on the fir.t of January, and it b-ing a valuable work of rrffrehee, containing, ns it doc, the only ofneinl H-t of patent cuiibs published in the coantry, everjr number should be pre served. The paper is published every Satnrdav. by the well known patent 8 gent", N"--r. MlJNN & Co . who have ronducted tbe paper during tbe past ns teen years; In addition to furnishing .pecimen cop ies of the pnper gratia, the publishers will send a pamphlet of advioe to iavtntors free of ehrge. Address, MUNN & CO.. 47 Piirk Row. Cassius M. Clay a major General Cas3ius M. Clay was on Tuesday con firmed as Major-General of Volunteers, and Abncr Deubledny as B rig a diwr- Gen eral. Presents from Japan. The Government received, on Tuesday, a present from tbe Emppror of Japan, two elephant tu-!;, eiht feet in length ; a sword, inlaid with gold and pearl, aad other artiales of rainoj1 .vatae, including & handsome box, containing a brief addrefs or letter to the President. (Eoml Cvoriamatiou. Whereas, the lion. Gnomon R. E.vnRBTT, President Judge ot the 22d Ju .'cial District of Pennsylvania, composed ol the counties of Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Carbon, and Ahra ham Levering and Mtchnei ILDreher, EHjr's, Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Monroe, and by vir tue of their offices, Justices of the Court of Oyer nd Terminer and General Ji! delive ry and Court of General Quarter SessUws j and for the said County of Monroe, have is sued their precept lu nic comuiaudnig that a Court of Quarter Sessions of the Pence and Common Pleus, and Court of Oyur and Ter miner and General Jail Delivery and Or phan's Court, for thenaid County of Mn roe, to be holden at Stroudshurg, on the 24th-day of February next, to continue one week if noccssar'. is herobv sdven to the Cononer. the Justices of the Peace, and Constables of the safd Aun ty of Monroo, that they bo then and there ready with their rolls, records, inquisitions, examinations and other remembrances to do those things which their offices are appertai ning, and also that those who are bound by rncnftniz.inces to nrosecute and give ovidence against the prisoners that are or shall be in the jail cf the said county of Monroe, or a gainst persons who stand charged with ihc commission of offences to he then and fliere to prosecute or testify as shall be-just. (Uod sflvothe Uommuiiwoaiui.j.. . HtittRV C. WOLFE,-Sheriff. Sheriffs Ofhce Stroudsburg, . .ir January XV, ibuy. . ! t :-.4tsr
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