, " i - i. ti-:-."t " . . . ..Ji..' --j2 J n l " l'l.V I II.. --jj, HMHIIIIMIUMII.'' 1 2f&4 UDcuotcir ta politics, jutcraturc Agriculture, Semite, iltoralitij, cutir citcral JntelKgcnc VOL. 23. STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTf , PA. FEBRUARY 10, 1865. Vov Rats, Wire, lloachcs, Ants, Bud &ugs, Mot lis itt Ftirs, Wool t!iis. &c Insects on Plants, Fowls, Animais, &o. Put up ir 25c. 50c. and 1,00 Boxes, Bot- vi"s) i"tuiMUt&, I MllllliU, tvti, STARTLING DISCLOSUEES OF FEATO ties, and Flasks. S3 and 55 fcizes fur IIo- purchased with a view to theac- : How onr Q havchcen Filled Bonn tels, Public Institutions, &c. : iSP turn of the new tax and tariff, ... ;.7- 7 tx. 7 mi 'Only infallible remedies known.' 'Free from Poisons." "Not dangerous to the Human Family." "Rats come out-of their holes to die." (7"Sohl Wholesale in all large cilics. Or-Sold by all Druggists and Retailers ev cry where. (7-!!! Beware!!! of all worthless imitations, fc5See that CostarV nam e ie on each 03-Addresa HENRY R. COSTAR. gold yj , W. IIOLLTNSHEAD, Wholasalc & Retail Agent, Stroudsburg, Pa. ' March 24, 15G4. Cm. U(x. liouic anu r i.isk, oeiore you duv. 1 A T.TFifiT S T"f? H J XiHiO L U XbJh . TO YOUNG MEN. Just Published in a Scaled Envelope. ' Price Six Cents. A Lecture on tlc ISat hic, Treat, incnt and radical cure of Si'EUMatou- KiniHioM Sexual Debility, and Impediments to Marriage generally. Nervousness, Cox- KiMiTiox, EpiLKPSY,and Fits; Mental and- Physical Incapacity, resulting from Self-A-' buse, &c, By ROUT J. CULVER WELL, M. D., Author of the "Green Book," &c. ; The world renowned authurin this admi-. rable Iiectiire, clearly proves from his own ' personal experience that the awful consc- qncnccsoi o. Muuwy u " ' , moved without medicine, and wrthout dan- gCrOUS Surgical upiTUUClllfr. uuuica, uisuu- ments, rings or cordial, pointing out a mode of cure at once certain and cllcctual, by I which every sufferer, no matter what hisj condition may be, may cure himself cheaply, 1 privately, and radically. THIS LECTURE 1 WILL PllUVli A liUU- IU inUUo ANDS AND THOUSANDS. Sent, under seal, in a plain envelope, to any addres?, post-paid, on receipt of six Address the pub- cents, or two post stamp. liyhers. CIIAS. J. C. KLINE & CO 127 IIovi".;r;-, Sew York, Post of- fice box -155G. JunolG, ISSl ly. BE. W. 1. WlTffiOfi, Of PMia&elpiiia. Where he has been in successful Practice for a number nf years, with she experience of all the different Hospitals, &.c, is now permnr.ently located at Allcnown, (Office! Scbneck's Eugle Hotel,) where he will be in ilrict attendance to all Professional calls. No I'atenl Medicines used or rccom mend ed. The remedies administered are those which wi'.l not break downthe constitution, but renovate the system from all injuries ii hae sustained from improper treatment, and leave the system in a lieullhy and perfectly cured condition. Melancholly Alteration, that state or ali- pnallnn nnd weakness of UlC RUUd WHICH render? persons incapable nf enjoying the pictures or perfortning the duties ot life. DYSPEPSIA. That di.-trcsiing disease j snd fell destroyer of health d happiness,! uiidcrniinmg the constitution anu yearly car rying thousands to tmlimoly graver, can iiiot emphatically be cured. RHEUMATISM In any form or condi !.n warranted currable, Epilepsy, or falling 11 chrcuic or stubu'jrn cscs of Female DiscaECs, radically removed. Salt Rheum, and every description of ulcerations; Piles and Scrofulous diseases, which have baffled previous medical skill, can be cured by proper treatment; and I do eay, (yes Consumption) .can be cured by wearing thy Medicated Jacket, which is a protection to the Lunsrs against all changes of weather in ? ;,, S : SS rer and Ague,) in all parts of the United States will cure permanently all Chronic or Acute cases of Ague and .Nervous diseas es, in a few days. TAPE WORM. That dread to the Hu man Family, can be removed and permanent ly cured. Consultation in my office in thc Enlish and German lanL'uase, free of charge. Will make visits any distance. Wednesdays and Saturdays set apart for patients from a dis fi.T J wnce. juoy v lia vUnd Medicines sent wit 1 proper iii.um.. r"'-"-1 Q , '""jv . ... r 1 viu..Kntli ctroot. in Uir horoufrh oi btrouas- roctions to any part of the country Dr. YV. H. WITMOR, Office in Eagle Hotel Building, A!!entown, Lehigh Co., Pa September 1, 1864 -ly. MASON TOCK, Glazier, id Paper f au?er, Will attend to. and nron?ptly execute, all 6rders with which he may be favored. From 1 His long experience in the various brandies 6f his busiriess, he feels confident of render ing entire satisfaction in his work. He may be found at his shop, on Simpson street, Stroudsburg, Pa. Patronage respectfully solicited. March 26,1802. 1IOWAKV ASSOCIATION, PHILADELPHIA.. Diseases of the Nervous, Seminal Urinary , Iot ot Q- ft M0UUngS, in& Sexual Systems new and reliable treat- . . . . r AenU-in Reports of the HOWARD ASSO- which he is prepared to make up m frames 6IATION Sent by mail in sealed letter to order, or dispose of as purchasers may re envelbpes, free of charge. Address, Dr. J. quire. . " . S&ILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Associa-; The undertaking business prompuj ai tiortrNo. 2 South Niutli Street, Philadel tended to as usual. tTTr phik,-Pa. - ; MORRIS SMILEY. jDeccnibcr 17, 1863. ly. Stroudsburg, Pa.,-Feb.. 26,' 18047-tf- iFHOEKIX DRUG STORE. j DUE HER & BROTHER, j (Successors to Durling & Boys,) Respectful!' notify the public, that hav ing purchased the above establishment, they will continue the Drug anil Medicine busi ness, at the old stand. The room is commo dious, and is fitted up with every convenience for the dispatch nf business and the accommo dation of customers. Ilavingmade large ad- j ditionsto their already largcstock of 'n r.i. n c. laws, they are prepared to offer rare bargains to purchasers. READER, If you want pure, fresh Drugs and Medi cines, call on Dreher & Brother. Ifyou want first quality Paints, Oils and Dye Stuffs, call on Dreher & Brother. It you want Perfumery, in almost endless variety, call on Dreher & Brother. safe and cheap Burning Oils, call on Dreher & Brother. If yu want any of the most popular Pat- cnt Medicines, or those which are not quite so popular, call on Dreher &. Brother. If you want the best Cigars or a choice .mu 1Un-, article of Chewing Tobacco, call on b Dreher & Brother. If 3ou want Physicians' Prescriptions ' carefully compounded, call on Draher & Brother If you want pure Wines and Liquors for ""medicinal, sacramental or other uses, call on Dreher & Brother. I If you want the best of Hair, Tooth, Nail JJrf pow,is' So"Psj 0 and lotlcl Articles generally, or Cosmct- on Dreher &. Brother. In short, If 3'ouwantany thing usually kept 1:: a well regulated Drug Store, you can only tie sure to get a pure and genuine article by calling on - Dreher & Brother. The undersigned hope, by strict attention to business, and a desire to meet the wants of the public, to merit a continuance and in crC(TSe f the patronage heretofore extended :i. 0 . ! GEO. IT. DREHER. E. B. DRDIIER. Stroudsburg, Oct. 22, 1SG3. LIVERY BUSINESS. Wnii Huntsman. Proprietor. Having purchased he stock- lately owned by ivautz anu Huntsman, I take this opportunity to notify my friends and the public generally, lhal I have added considerable new slock to th? same, and will coniinue the business at the old stand, on Franklin street, where I am prepared to hire horses and carriages at the lowest cash rales. My horses are safe, fast and gentle, and t.heir vehicles consist of all kinds, to suit the taste of the fastidious. Attcnliveo.llers always on hand, and drivers furnished when desired. Call and see for yourselves. Strangers taken'to any part of the country at short notice. They will con- untie to run tne new omnious oeiween tins t.orou, aRd the Railroad Depot. Persons fntending to go on the railroad will be called tor at any part of the borough, by leaving iheir names at the office near the stable. The omnibus will also be at the depot on the arrival of trains to convey passengers into lowh. - No pains will be spared to give satisfaction io all who may favor them with their patron- WILLIAM HUNTSMAN. AND MACHINE SHOP The undersigned having completed hrs new Foundry and Machine Shop would re spectfully inform his old friends, and the public-gcnerally, that he .dily prepared to fill all orders in hisline with promptness, and in a style superior even to what he was able to do in the old establishment destroyed by tlm flood. Having a full assortment of pat- - terns made of the best material, he is pre- P-d to supply all demands for aiiii Work, Bark Mills, Plow Cast iiigs and Sash Weights, STEAM ENGINES, MACHINE WORK, &c, &c. Being an experienced workman himself, and employing none but the best hands and the best material, thc public may rest assured that all work coming from his shop will be fully equal, if not superior, to ! that produced by any other estanusnmeni m the country. The new .foundry ana iuu- , . . lnMtP(1 nn Walton street, near Ibur"-, where the orders of old friends as well as new nnf. nrft solicited. Orders lrom a Distance may be addressed, per mail, to 1 3 V LANDERS. Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., Pa. September 4th, 1862 New Furniture. The subscriber would - respectfully uotify the public that he has now for sale at his Ware Rooms (old stand) Stroudsburg, a new and splendid lot of new and fashionab e fur niture, such as Bureaus, BcSslcaF, Tables which he will dispose of cheap for cash or , ready pay, choice IF o&inclir Published ly T!l0dorC Schoch. the Brooklyn rendezvous. These, are terms-two dollar a year in advancc-and if noJSenuine recruits; their papers are official, paid before the end of the ycai, two dollars and fitfy ly drawn up and regularly attested : and cts. will be charged. I . i r ? J. 1 .1 No paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, they arc acccordlDgly seut on board the ep,?v3! "ptioiJ ofrllie Editor- r,-,., receiving shin North Carolina. But, a iD'Advertisemciits of one square of (eight lines) or' , . r , ,. ' less, one or three insertions $ I 50. Each additional lCW hours later, Mr. John Devlin, WUO insertion, 50 cents. Longer ones in propoition. Unnis fn Uva Wn nno nf flinsr, nW. nr. 3Q& PRINTING, OF ALL KINDS, Executed in the highest style ofthc Art, and on the most rcasoniblc terms. From' thc N. Y. Trihune,.Fcu S worJc of a United States Detective Gen. Fry's Change of figures Justified, '"-" jl targe nam or Jjounty isrofecrs ana Jumpers j t t i n . n - t , The silent, and until last night almost : T w-. u""7'." lul the brokers are accustomed to tako to pre- eial weeks engaged in the business of iscnt for the bount or bountics duc tlrc. bringing to light the vast machinery of' tr honnf.v-swmn hiif .nirt inrcrati nn licfinnnta ' which have furnished our City and State, as well as other localities in a smaller dc- Sree wuu a large proporuon 01 uicir mn- 'ii. . 1 1 I itary quotas lor many months Have a t j last culminated 111 educing iudubitablo evidence of probably one of the most stu- pendous and heretofore successful swin dles that has ever disgraced the annals of this or any other country. Col. Baker (who will be remembered , as having acted so prominent and efficient a part in the receut exposure of enlist ment frauds in Harrisburg, Pa.), arrived in- this city three weeks ago, under the immediate orders of Provost-Marshal-General Pry, in order to make the neces sary arrests and procure such evidence as would convict the principal ringleaders in the wholesale system of bounty swin dling and forging in ouiwmidst. The fact that there has been something wrong in this enlistment business has been known to the authorities for a long time, and several ineffectual attempts have been made to ierret out the chief actors. No longer ago than last Summer General Dix, it will be remembered, made an "un successful raid upon them. He succeed ed in arresting some men, and confining them to Governor's Island,. but the sc crcsy of his detectives was not great, the i m u Tr "S "" ""a 77"" telegraphed from gang to gang of those I engageuxn iv iiauuB, wwu;u p.oicutcu j . r1 rv i J tlie noncsc iniennons or our jommanuani, V. m i l vi c n c were foiled in the discharge or the few rascals who had been secured. The Provost-Marshal-Gcncral, , confi dent that enormous frauds had beeu and were constaytly being committed, resolved to follow up the.hunt till the baffled game should drop in their tracks at last, and accordingly se.it Col. BaKer to ,ew-lork as before stated. sfinrnh and almost incredible secrccv. the l,.,c cooMrorl 97 n ' tlio nmcf. nrnm.l i inon.hmintv.hmkrs.honntv-iumnors and nnf . ihful n fie a s. who are now cither in nu n.,r,;foi r;Cnn of Woci.inrrfnr. nn 1. III. J lVA j IIV il u w JVJI .i .l.'i.i.i- : mistoilv with the same destination in store for them. j - NAMES Or THE ERR12STED PARTIES. The follov.:ing are the names of sonic of thc parties arrested William Turnier, Assistant Chief-Clerk n. i at the .Naval Rendezvous in Brook vo, a friend of JohuDovlin, iu whose company be was when arrested. John Devlin, a substitute broker, Iu- ernal Revenue Assessor in Brooklyn, and Notary Public : a plumber by trade, who j . ' , , . ., i otin? of enlistment papers duriug last Summer. ammor. James Devlin, a substitute broker, but rather a runner for his brother, John Devlin. They are both married men, and reside at jSo. 128 Uudsou-avenuc, Jirook lvn. James Calul, also a married man, m the brokerage business with James Dcv lin as a cuidiner star. Hicnaru vjarrou ui jlu. ou t uil-bk., a lu-encii tiannaaian, an ennsLea man, ana a deserter himself; has been in thc busi ness here for about eighteen months, and is. to quote the language of Col. Baker,! "without exception, thc 'most precious rascal I ever had any knowledge of. ScnrcantsKecekan.JlulbomandBrown, all i t.,e United States service and for lon?t'm"1L0Led'!1. S i ung uuuuior-juuMic.. v.. u,.. Hart's Island's ler a eonsiderat.on lrom the hands ot brokers operafng m tue Tlin mrisfc imnortanfc swindler thus far arrested is the Chief Clerk of the Brook- lvn Naval Rendezvous, which-is located near thc entrance to tne riavy-xara. Upon being secretly arresfcd.aud brought into the presence of Col Daker,. at his rooms in flic Astor House, tlie pnsouer captured, Dut so suenuy ana sKimuuy assumed an air of injured inntrtjence, but that tlieir manner of exit from their ac un&ii bcin confronted witli incontestable customed Batlnts was a complete mystery Lr0;n iW RlmriA nf .miftierous forered 5.,rr,onf wbib tlm. wilv detective bad secured, he turned State's evidence as without abundant proof beiug nrst coiiec th(f only remaining course, and made a ted, in the' shape of forged docu'meutsj clean breast of tTic whole affair. All, or and, as an instance of thc wonderful so '..i u r nflr nnriins have like- ciosv with which the captures wore efTec- uuuijy .an vi. t.nv if-- wise made full confessions, in one or two cases in tho shape of affidavits. The principal modq of swindling, m ,i ' f f.nno urnc r;illifr, nnm- me case ui tuc iuiiiiiwu, plicated, and somewhat as.follows : Twen- v mon U are enlisted for the navy at cxtcusively engaged in the forge ries, goes to the office -where these men were enlisted, and through his confeder- ate. the Chief Clerk, or his assistant Tur- nier, obtains access to the register, and j makes a memorandum of the twenty new ly -registered names, with the particulars attending their enlistment. Then, re turning to his own office, ho deliberately, with the assistance of a few others con cerned, makes twenty duplicate enlistment n .1 , nancrs. mrrrnc tnf rMnnnr. vn nnmna nr. r.no f; ' r bottom, signs his own, affixes his notary half compictcS: The neJt acfc is to forgo receipts for.the bounty money, which r . v .. - . sary that they should have accomplices in the men who tell out the money. The forged signature of the United States rc- r1:t:n r nffl on ,rA th receivmg- shi are am le evidence that tho men have i10A, vonn:vj . tiin ron.. f1lnf nomM oftho rfinrn:ri rn i,inntinl with thosn upon which the money has been already paid, on- ship-iioard or elsewhere, is not known at the office in question, and the greenbacks are forthcomin Eulisting into the arm' is a more sim ple thing. There is hardly a recruiting office in the city which is not haunted by brokers, "with their experienced jumpers some of whom have been through the sham enlistment proeess upward of twen ty times, and few of these fellows, if they are adepts, will ever get so near actual service as peaceful Governor's Island, af ter they have clutched the bounty and divided it, according to the customary rates, among their associates. Once on the Island, if they ever., get that far, 24 hours seldom elapses before they return to the city, by a system of bribery equally ingenious. But it must be understood that this part of the pro gramme is a distinct branch of the fine art of bounty jumping. Carron, whose name we have mention ed as one of those now in custody, opera- ted In this line exclusively ag nofc tQ the mon j His business into the service, tQ Thc friends or broker of an enlisted man offers Carron . , i i i u . t say two huudred dollars to get their man d i j Tt. off the island. He immediately commu nicates with Sergeant Mulhorn, Brown or Kccckan, pays the fee of fifty dollars, and the Sergeant, as he has power to do, ob- obtaiuing a pass from the commandant, and passes thc jumper to the shore, where q u h5m thronghfaanothor cruiting office. perhaps the broker is, waiting lor him, in re- Gol. Baker has thoroughly tested he i. i, . i a n WUOIC ailUlf UV UUlSUUill UAIJUI ting nder his directions, his three sub- U1U"WIM ,,ut; l'v fcrcnt offices in this city, and . r . their libcrtv belorc evenin" of the same day on which they en istcd. The Colonel also tried it personally, and, through the medium of monev. had no dimcultv in v v obtaing their release. One of his assist- laots enlisted in this city on thc morning of one day, got away at noon, with pleth- , , , - . ... - XT one pockct-Dooics, went to j. ronton, xn. v"iwwu uS.u, B uuj, aud returned to Isew-lort by evening 01 t" anic ua) fitxing QUOTAS WITHOUT MEN. . , Jut PHull VIU. u ?u B "U.S. nh rho v.'hn a ntrnir is rnn w no caaie uiiiur of town and county quotas by forged re- - y x w I turns. Not long after his arrival in the citv. and havinjr taken up his headquar a a. o ? m ters at the Astor House, Col. 13akcr com municated with James Devlin, saying that he was an agent of a town in a re mote part of the State, and stating his de sire to obtain enlistmeut papers to answer for the quota of the place. Upon being asked what he could afford to pay, he said that ho would give 5500 for each recruit, .,,; nnfv a olriinL- f,li number of recruit's stated, and two thousand dollars X lie uaiuiu ---j . Handed as a first installment to the bro kers. They thereupon departed, and in due time returned- with the necessary. T . nL lvn A a 1 1 mnn f m n t ! n tr WrtfL' ."Z:TL Z "b "large suu.:- Iweentenand hventy tl,osad dollars, , . ,.,,.,,,,,, the nsucilo a- ,,. ,.rnit8.. b-oforo ,i,ev Ja that they were in a snare. ' confronted them with the many signa- tures. which he proved to have been written by. their own hands and by those of their associates in crime and won a con- uessiou x.um mwu m igaiu iu mun jjaau operations, utners were implicated, ana one after another, the ringleaders were to' their uunitSrous confederate'hrj- re- mained at larce. No arrests were made i v ------ - . mi ted, an advertisement appeared id Jfie Express of Mouday, in re.auou , "unaccountable, disappearance of one ot tho nn'rflis caDturcd. - . f - -r . , . i t Col. aker halready in his posesj on 780 sets of forged cuhstmeut-papeis, which were drawn up duriug last month alone. Of course, all of the signatures arc fictitious, although, the city or State have been duly credited witli the names, as belonging to actual recruits. - It, 13 the opinion of Gol. Baker that most or the naval enlistments, through which we were saved from the last draft, were also fictitious. In addition to the forgeries, he consid ered one man out of every six as a large estimate of the uumber of the recruits ac tually enlisted in this City who ever reach the armies for which they arc intended Sergeant Mulhoru, tho prisoner who assisted in escapes from Governor's Isl and, gives the estimate of one in ten. as thc probable number who really cuter the service. lie acknowledges to have aided in the escape of huudrcds of bounty-jumpers from the Island. THE MONEY MADE, ETC. Hundreds of men daily wulk thc streets of New York who arc deserters, and .who have been enlisted upward of a dozen times; and at thc prcseut time there are prison ers confined in Castle William who have jumped bountics twenty-scveu times. Men are regularly seut away to adjacent cities, and then escaping with the boun tics, which they rarely fail to do. They then return to New-York, and, after dis sipating their ill-gotten gains in debauch ery, apply to the nearest broker for fresh employment. 'PU 1 1 , il 1 i 1 those wlin rpnn tlio trnlilon linvvosf. ! Shoddy is a drudgery and petroleum a te-1 dious path to wealth, compared to thc i swift gains of the bounty swindler and j forger. John Pay Dalton, partners in j as bouuty-brokcrs, cleared two hundred : and fiftv thousand dollars during last i Summer alone. The Devlins are both men of wealth, thc humble Sergeant Mul boin has bought a farm for' $14,000, and the bank-book of James Lee, a poor lgno- rant boatman, a year ago, shows a snug balance of S1U,UUU. But instances aro . ' i. too numerous. JUSTICE TO OEN. TRY Cen. Fry dispatched Col. Brown upon thc errand to this city, winch has thus . ca to death in the street, and their bod far becu so successful, three weeks ago. j jes were s0 horribly mutilated that they It was after he heard from the Colouel in ' can 0nlv be identified bv thc neculiar regard to thc stupendous frauds which . t .1. are now beginning to sec tne lignt, tnac Gen. Fry made the change in the quota for this city which has "made him thc subject of so much hasty and undeserved reproach from many of our journals. At least, the present state of facts shows vast ly iu his favor. .i .1 m Charged with Obtaining Goods Under False Pretenses. In the Autumu of 1SG4, Mr. Thomas J. Jlaud, a resident of Port Huron, Mich., purchased from Mr. Jonathan S. Cristie, i wholesale boot aud shoe dealer at No 35 Corllandt-st., a bill of goods to the amount j of 5,000. lie stated that he -was doing ', a good business iu Port Huron, Owned considerable real estate there and was in- terestcd in a tauuerv to thc amount of 315,000. On the strength of these rep resentations the goods were sold to him It was subsequently ascertained that the representations of -Wand were laise in eve ry particular. The complaint in the case rip. bo.fnrfi Justice Dodjre in the early part of last December. A requisi tion from Gov. Seymour on Gov. Austin ' aJlllIl Ul lUIIlliilll IliW zun.un.", . h Aarou g Duncon)b a saies . , of Mr. Christie, otiicer Siebcrtof tho Jefferson Market Police I Court started for Port Huron, llaud was I arrested and taken to Detroit, where a writ of habeas cornus was served on officer Rip.hert. nreveutinir him from leaving the ' . . State with his prisoner without an ex- aminatiou. Mr. Duncomb then decided to take tfie prisonervback to Port Huron, the latter agreeing to settle the matter. Officer Siebert then came on to this city. Soon after reaching Port Huron', Haud eluded Mr. D., and crossed the St. Clair river to Port Souoia, Canada directly op posite. Mr. D., believiug the case a hope- ess one, also left and returned to this city. A few days since, lur. xu. iv. oui- ivan. Shenlt of Jjetroit. arrested nanu and brought him to this city. Yesterday Justice Dodge couiuiitcd him in. default of 10,000 bail. Central Eailroad of New Jersey. Tbe aunual statement ofthc New Jer sey Railroad Company for ISO, just published, shows that the receipts m company from all sources amount to 31,- 5GB,(5UU 7U. The cxpcnunurca ior m.uu tainini; the road, and espouses, salaries, &c, amount to S730,'JU 8. liiese, to- cether-with interest, amy, taxes ouic and National loss by firo at Jiast JN cwaric, and dividends in cash paid in Angust and February, aud addition to the sink- im' fund, anibunt to glHloi uj, iu.iy :f, n sm-nlns of S115.155 05. During .the year there-have passed over the whole line ot tne roau io,i - i "b and between. Newark and Jersey City I,'f50, 847 passengers. - Some curious facts have been disclosed by statistics furnished by tne Sauitary Commission, which body has caused meas nvnmcnts to bo made on an extensive scale in our armic3 and among rebel pris oners. It appears .that Southern soldiers avdrace one mcli moro iu stature than Northern troops, but one leas in' girth nm in prnnifii lliuiiam uinuut. j.-.-- i - -1 1 ... Klt'P. IIU1 ccnth ofjhe rebel prisoners wore ot for in .pign-birjth, nnd.tw.enty .gerc ibn soldiers were lorcigueis Large Pire in Philadelphia loss of Life Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1865.; A large fire commenced about threa o'clock this morning in the coal oil work on Ninth and Federal sts. About fiftj dwellings have been consumed, occupy ing two squares on both sides of Ninth-"st.4 besides a few on Federal and Wbarton-sts. Several lives are reported lost. . - Fifteen lives are reported Igst. The, streets were at the time flooded with snow, water and oil. The oil ran along the streets iu fuR blaze, seating, fjre Jo the lower portions of the dwellings, ami' preventing thc escape of the inmates. Four children are said to have perished iu one house. . i The fire originated in Blackburn &f Co.'s sheds for storing refined oil in cover. Two thousand barrels have been de stroyed. It was insured mostly in New-York. Forty-seven dwellings, mostly three' stories, aro burned Six bodies have been recovered, and ou tliers are still missing. ... The oil that escaped from the burning barrels poured over into Ninth-sL and down to Federal, filling the entire-street" with a lake of fire and igniting the houses upon both sides of Ninth-st, for two squres and carrying devastation into Washing ton, Ellsworth, and Federals-sts., botlir above and below Ninth-st. Fully 5 squares of houses, had they been placed in a row, were on fire at ouce The scene was one to make the stout- est hcart 9uail men' woraeD and'-chm' ren v,cre Orally roasted alive in the slrects- Capt. Joseph II. Ware, who occupied his wife a dwelling in the vicinty, with hve daughters and two son3, met with a sad misfortune. They all succeeded in getting into the street from the house, just as they left their beds, but mourn'- ful to relate, found themselves in a river J of fire. The family became scattered. . If ltr til iurs. vare naa ner youngest cnua.a; beautirul little girl, m tier arms, ana. was endeavoring to save her. She fell, when herself, her little child and another dauih- ter, about fifteen yeara of ace, were burn- circumstances surrounding them. Capt. Ware and his two sous escaped, but the other three daughters are missing. Six bodies in all have thus far been re-" covered. Three of them have been re cognized as belonging to the Ware family1 Another one of the bodies is supposed te be that of James Gibbons. There is also! thc body of a boy not yet recognized, and that of a fireman. It is thought that several other per-' sons have perished, and that there' are' bodies still under ruins. j r President Lincoln's First Speech. The Springfield (111.) Journal irives the following interesting reminiscenes of Presideut Lincoln : The President of the United ..Stites made his maiden speech iu Sangamon county, Pappysville (or Ilichland) in the year 1832 " lie was then a Whig, and was a candidate for the Legislature of. this. State. The speeeh was short and sensible. To understand why. it wasUo short, the following facts will show : First Mr. Lincoln was a you'ug man, say twenty two years of ago, and timid. Secondly, his friends and opponents, iu the joint dis cussion, ho had relied the" suu nearly down. Mr. Liueolu- saw that ithv?s.)t a proper time to discuss the q usvioas'fuikjj, hence ho cut his remarks shork . ; . r. Probably tbe other candidate had whok ly exhausted the subjects under discus sion. The time, according to W. H. Hear don's informant who has kindly fur nished this valuable reminiscence for us 'was 1832, it may have been' 1S3'4, ThV 1'resident at mat time uvea wicn uamea A. llerudou at Salem, Sangamon county, who heard the speech, talked about it, aud knows the report to be correct. The speech wJiich wW characteristic oi the man, was as follows : "Gentlemen, Felloio Citizens : rpre sumc you all know who I am, Labi hum ble Abraham Lincoln. I have been soli cited by many friends to become a candi date for Legislature. My politics are short aud sweet, like an old icomans dance. I am in favofoi'a Natonal T5auk. Tain iu favdr of an internal- improvement sys tem, and" a "High protective tariff. TKcsc are my sentiments; and political principals If elected, I shall be thankful. , If not, it will be all the same." An OUer to Miirder President Lincoln. TKe following appears in' thd advertis . ing columns of the Seiuia CAla.) l)is.pnti-h: One Million Dollars 11 anted to Jhipe Peace bv the 1st of March. If the. cit izens of thc Southern Confederacy will fur nish mc with the cash, or good seeunuja. for the sum of one million dollars. I will" cause the liVeVof Abraham Liticol'trWiu'. II. Seward, and Andrew Johnson to be taken by the 1st of March next. Thia wiH "ive us peace and- satiat'y- the worliivtihur cruel tyrants cannot live. )? "Huif liberty." If th's 13 aui'outf krJfH fitrfh in" will be claimed beyonu'fhtf fifty th'ousantl' dollars, in' advance, whiuh is supposed to be necessary to'reiichtauS1 slaughter the three villain's". - I will give, myself,, oue thousandsdol lars towards this patriotic purpose. Eve ry one wishiug,Ao 5CQ11 tribute will address iboV.X, .Cahaba' Alama. , jm Dei'. 11S61," V'-"v- - 1 '
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