Sunbury American. (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, November 12, 1864, Image 2

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'H. B.-MA8HRH, tikw A Troprtelor.
-SlNIUrtlY, PA
, RATURDAY, yOVEMBBR 12, 1864.
S3fTn President! al EUctioi. -The
"Indication urv, that Lincoln hM carried
tvery State In the Union, except Kentucky,
New Jersey an! Delaware. This unanimity
-of sentiment, ii not only WlraMv, but
think highly lmportiint In Its licnrlng on the
question of peace. Evui unfite of (bo frlende
of McClellan are freo to miuiit that it la let
ter that the majority should be Airgc and
decisive. The rebels will govern themselves
accordingly. They will now the utter
ItopelcsBneBS of. compromising on the basis
of their independence, and those who de
sire peace, (and we have no doubt, a majori
ty of them favor peace on any terms) will
accept the terms offered as the best they
can do. Thus one by one we hope to bring
back tvery State. This, it is true, may re'
quire some time, but in the end will be ac
complished. fSfWe publiah in another column a
communication in favor of increasing the
salary of the County. Superintendent of the
Common Schools. The writer certainly give s
some sound reasons in favor rf bia proposi
tion. If it is true that a certain sum is ap
propriated for salaries, and that which is
taken off from the salary of our own bnper
intendent, only serves to increase the salary
of others, then there should be no objection
to an increase of our own. There is evident
ly something lame in the law which brings
about such results. Wc, perhaps, differ with
our correspondent ir. regard to the efficacy
or importance of the office of Superintend
ent, but if (he office is to be continued, then
we can have no objection out as favorable as
any other.
Sf"THE election in this place, though
warmly contested by both parties, passed
off without any unusual disturbance. The
Vote in the Borough was the heaviest ever
polled in this place and reached 418, and
what was singular, about 350 of this num
ber was polled at noon. The vote in Octo
ber was 385, being an increase of 53 over
that vote. The Union majority in October
was 109, and on Tuesday last 140, being
Vnion gain of 82. In Upper Augnsja there
was a Union gain of 12 ; in Point 10; in
Coal township 50 ; in Milton 28, and Lower
Mahonoy 23. The principal gains of the
McClellan party were 43 in Mt. Carmel, all
new voters, and 8 in Northumberland.
SSPThe vote for Senate and Assembly in
the Lycoming and Union county district is
very close. The following table shows the
home and soldier's vote included :
Whole vote. Shriner. U. CL72
Walls, D. 0319147 maj.
Whole vote, Alleman, U. 0280 43 mai.
Orwig, U. C283 34 maj.
Manlv, U. 6245
Wilson, D. 6261 lO.maj
Piatt, D. 6237
Boyer, D. 6231 '
To bo added 34 Union majority in Capt.
TSdmnn-'"' Camjjuuy, not in time.
In case of a contest, all the true votes re
crived before the Leaiilature meeta. are to
be counted. This will ek-ct Manly also.
JSTTkacds is Schuylkill County.
It is said that great frauds have been dis
covered in the vote of Cas3 and other town,
ships iu Schuylkill couuty and that their
rojectic.il viii elect Howell Fisher, the Union
candidate for Congress.
E$?"It is tair to presume that oyer five
hundred voles will be polled at the next
election in this phicc. In view of this fact
the Borough should be divided into two
wards.
I37Victims ok Misplaced Confidence.
Those who made investments of green
backs, with a view of doubling the amount,
based on the faith of calculations aud facts,
as they appeared jn the Philadelphia Age.
Coaij TnADK. The quautity sent by
Rill road this week is 58,474 13 by Canal
28.318 14 for the week 80,823 07 against
105,105 tons for tde corresponding week last
year.
The loss for the week compared with last
year, is 34,002 tons, making 182,030 tons for
"the la3t four weeks.
There is a little more inquiry for cool at
the reduced rales, particularly lor the Xew
York market by IVtnal. After tlio electum
of Li.ii.Oui and iichusoii i Tuufday text,
no doubt the trade will improve tauten ally
uutil the close the reason.
'l'he boats are departing on their last trip
for the season to the distant markets.
The Coal Trade south from the Wilkes-
liaue Basiu, via the Wyoming C'unal, fell off
in the month of October 76,150 tons com
pared with last year. . This, added to the
loss for the other regions, makes a loss of
2UD,0y0 tuns iu the Coal Trade smco :he
nomination of McClellan aud Pendleton.
This loss will exceed two millions of dollars
to the trade, in its various department.
Miners' Journal.
The establishment of the new Lutherr n
Theological University in Philadelphia, is a
jroof, and sijjn of the existence of a contro
versy, in the Lutheran (Jliitrcli in this coun
try, which threatens, says the l'rtebyttriant
to become more violent than it has been.
and may end in a division of the church.
The. instructions in the new institution are
to bo throughout in conformity with the
doctrines of the lteformation, as confessed
ut tiie Diet of Augsburg in 1530, and after
wards in the symbols of the Lutheran
Church.
Somebody has made a calculation, upon
what authority we know not that the grand
total of Protestant missionary operations in
the world is 84 societies, 0,415 agents, 817,
000 church members, 285,000 pupils, and a
(ombineciincome of $4,481,000. The Amer
ican missionary societies are sixteen in num
ber, 2,8a agents, 54,000 church members,
22,000 pupils, with an lucc-mo offl.lOO,
000. From 1S00 to 1855, upwards of 4,000
j ersonshave been dhuwntd by the Friends
iftho United Kingdom for marrying con
trary to their hiw. .
On hut Srtturdy siVA-n of tho oldest and
largest banks of l'Uiladalphia came over in
a body to the National Banking system, and
reorganized under it provUions. Three more
this week have followed their example, and
.of 'l tuejemaining bank of the city, every
on U taking steps iq the same direction
tw only escoptd which are hampered by
au tiubMrrtitmnunt, arUiutf out of th late ro
tnovsl f thoir charter.
PrcftlAeTitlA) Klcctlon Itetist-n
fkrlhnmberland Count J",
fir
Trmshit.
flnnbnry.
NorUiunlberUod.
Milton,
McKwensville,
TurbutvUle,
TurUit,
Delaware,
Lewis,
Cl.illiHiuadB;
Point,
Upper Augusta,
Lower Augusta,
Rush,
ShamokllJ,
Coal,
Mt. Carrie! Bor.,
Mt. Carmel Twp.,
Jackson,
Cameron,
Jordan.
I'pper Mtthaooy,
W ashiugtoo,
Lower Mahanoy,
Little Mahanoy,
SI "be,
Total.
138
I 23
160
80!
106
1.3
SOS
182
20
7
155
60 10
HO
12536
Whole majority.
3188) 710 1M0
600
tlocttoia Ilelurim from 8tnto.
MEW JERSEY.
Newark, Nov. 9.
ITcw Jersey gives McClellan about 5,500
majority. "
Starr and Sewall, Union, auu engraves,
Roger aud Wright, Democrats, are elected
to Congress.
The Slate Senate will stand 13 Democrats
to 8 Union ; a Union gain of one member.
The House, with three counties to near
from stands 30 Union to 21 Democratic
The Union party will probably have one or
two majority, but op joint ballot the Demo
crats will nave a small majority, mus deem
ing the United States Senator to succeed
Mr. Ten Eyck, Union.
The Unionists gain u.uuu votes in me
State over the vote of 1802.
The Union partv icarry every county in
South and West Jersey, electing every mem
ber of the Legislature, t irst district, Starr,
Union. 2.000 maioritv. Second district,
Newell, Union, 45 majority. -Third district,
Siteraves. Democrat. 870 minority. J.1 ourtn
district. Rimers, Democrat, 1,800 majority.
Fifth district, Augul, Democrat, 230 major
ity.
MISSOURI..
The Reuublicans estimate Lincoln's ma
ioritv in St. Louis countv between 4,000 and
5,000 on the home vote, nnu tue ucmocrars
give him from 1,500 to 2.000. John Hog
den, Democrat, is elected to Congress in the
Twelfth District over Knox. H. T. Blow,
Republican, is elected to Congress in the
Second District. Lincoln will undoubtedly
carrv the State, and the election of the Hi
dical State ticket is regarded as certain.
MAINE"
Portland, Me., Nov. 9.
One hundred and eleven towns give Lin
coin 20,700 and M'Clellan 17,975, showing a
Union gain of 734 on the September election,
The same proportion throughout the State
will give Lincoln about 18.000 majority
KENTUCKY.
Louisville voted M'Clellan 4,873; Lincoln
1.849. Partial returns from 28 counties, ex
eluding Jefferson, in which Louisville lies,
eive a maioritv of 850 for Lincolu. M'Clel
lan has probably carried the State.
WISCONSIN.
Madison, Nov. 9. The Republicans elect
a majority in both branches ol tlio Legisla
lure, and five of the six Congressmen ; il
raav require the soldier's vote to carry two
of them.
DELAWARE.
Wilmington, Nov. 9. The returns from
Kent countv show Democratic cams ove
1802. while m busses there arc Union gains,
The State is cousiderccl as very clouuttuu
ILLINOIS.
Springfield 111., Nov. 9. It is now be
lieved that the Rebublicans have a majority
in both branches ot me legislature, ana
elect 9 members ot Congress.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Concord. N. II.. Nov. 9. The vote
of
132 towns gives Lincoln 25.748; M'Clellan
23'687. This Indicates a handsome majori
ty on the home vote.
CONNECTICUT.
II.uiTFOitT, Conn., Nov. 9. Lincoln
majorty in all but 13 towns is 2,394.
NEW YORK.
New York, Nov. 9. The press of this
city agree that Abraham Lincoln has carried
the state by a majority rungiug irom 10,
000 to 15,000.
Governor Seymour is defeated.
The Herald reports that 'the indications
are that New York has gone for Lincolu
by from 10,000 to 15,000.
New York, Nov. 8. It is reported that
Humphrey, Republican, is elected to Con
gress f;oiu Brooklyn, and also that H. J.
Raymond is elected to Congress, and that
Fernando Wood has been defeated for Con
gress hy Darling, Republican. Iluscoc
C'onkiing is elected to Congress over Ker
nun. Albany gives Seymour, for Governor,
73.627, and Fenton 30,122. In eighty-three
towns aud cities, including Albany, Buffalo,
Troy and Utica, and also three counties, Mc
Clellan has 10,004 majority.
In nineteen towns that have been heard
from so far the aggregato majority for Lin
coln is 2403.
The Tribune claims New England, Penn
sylvania, Delaware, New York, Maryland,
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wiscon
sin, Minuesota, Iowa and Kansas fur Lin
coln. Grand total 100 electoral votes, in
dependent of the Paeillc States, which it
says have probably chosen llLincoln elec
tors.
It claims over 10,000 majority in New
York State, and that members of Congress
enough Have been gained in the Union to
secure the requisite two-thirds vote in the
House for the prohibition of slavery by a
constitutional amendment.
It makes the New York delegation stand
22 Union to 0 Democratic.
The New York World concedes Lincoln's
election.
MA It VI.A.M.
It u 1 1 It e a Freedom.
Baltimore, Nov. 9.
The official vote of the city is as follows:
Lincoln. 14,826
McClellan. 2,890
Lincoln's mojority. 11,030
Baltimore county gives a Union gain of
some 20Q.
Englishmen, direct from Wilmington, N.
C., at Falmouth, England, state that there
is no cotton planted at the 6outh, all hands,
from seventeen to sixty year of age, were
called into the rebel army. There was a
good supply of the staple on land for ex
port. ,Ai Worc. Thursday morning, Lewis"
Claftin, machinist, was iastantly killed by
the fullina upon him of an nnuina i,f
weighing 4000 pounds, which be was raising
iooi th ground by en elmtor.
THE IjAJWJEST GUN IN THE WORLD,
The grand test of the twenty inch Rod
man gun nl Fort Hamilton, on the 20th,
proved un entire socci.si. At 12 o'clock, for
the first loading of the heaviest piece ol or
diance in the world, the parapets of the fort
were thronged with distinguished officers
and ladies and gentlemen, anxious to witness
the trial of the great gun. It was nut until
half past vtwo o'clock the first discharge,
a blank cartridgo of one hundred pounds of
powder was fired. The concussion follow
ing the dischargo was slight, and the recoil
of the gun much less than was anticipated.
The piece was next loaded w ito a charge of
fifty pounds of powder and a thousand
pound shell. The time taken in loading
was about half an hour. The second trial
was as successful as tho first, the ball, in
consequence of considerable depression of
the gun, striktng the water at a quarter of
a mile distance, r-choting several times. The
gun, on examination, being found to have
received no strain, preparations were made
for a final test.
At 0 o'clock the piece was again loaded
with a chaage of one hundred pounds of
powder and a ball weighing ono thousand
and eighty poundsone of the largest pro
jectiles ever cast. It was said to be any
thing but an easy task to adjust tuo uaii.
However, at the hour mentioned, t tic piece
was loaded, and everybody stood clear for
the last grand trial. Tho gun was raised to
nn elevation of twenty-five degrees, and the
discharge was dcalening, 1 no ball was
24 seconds in the air, nndffell at the distance
of about three miles and a half. Considera
ble applause followed the final shot, mid all
concerned in tho management of the piece
were warmly congratulated. The following
arc the dimensions of this last great achieve
ment of Captain Rodman: Weight of gun,
.10,497 pounds; length, 21 leet; bore, ao
nehes; usual charge of powder, 100 pounds;
average weight of ball, 1,000 pounds. iV.
1 tme.
K.ieul. Cuwhiuj.
A correspondent of tho New York Times
give9 some interesting incidents in tho his
tory of the young hro of tho torpedo ex
ploit against the rebel ram Albemarle :
iSut tins is not the lirst exploit ot Lieut.
dishing. He seems to have a fancy for nd
veutures of this sort. During the blockade
off Wilmington, somo tune durin; last
month, he went up several times inside the
rebel lortihcations, in sipall boats. One
night iast march, ho -landed at Smithville,
alongside of a rebel battery, with two boat
loads and about thirty men. There he
caught a negro and-made him come with
him, to show him where were the head
quarters of Gen. Hcbert commund'uiv tho
locality. Arriving at the spot, he took
about eight men with hnu and left the rest
with the boats.
The negro pointed out the General's head
quarters, which proved to be immeiUiiMy
opposite the garrison. The sentry must have
been asleep, lor it was late at night and no
body challenged them. He immediately
ranged his men, armed with cutlasses and
revolvers, in front of the General's head
quarters, in which ho was aided by Mr. J. E.
Jones, Acting Eengineer, also William L.
Ho wart h, theu acting Master's Mate, now
Ensign, the latter of whom was also in the
late Albemarle exploit. I.ieuts. Gushing
and Jones went into the house and proceed
ed up stairs. The General had that day
gone to Wilmiugton, but they caught Cap
tain Kelly, Engineer, in charge of the de
fences, the Adjutant-General and others,
very undigniliedly making through the win
dows and for tho woods in their shirt
tails. They evidently must have thought it was
a mutiny of the garrison, for had they rush
ed to tho latter instead of the woods our
whole party would have been captured. As
soon as Captain Kelly was dressed they
started with him as a prisoner for their
boats, and just as they reached it and were
fairly off, lights flashed along the beach
showing that they were discovered; but it
was too Into for the rebels to catch them,
and they arrived safely on board ti e Monti
cello, at about 4 A. M. with their prisoners.
The next day a flag of truce was sent in
to the rebel garrison, for Captain Kelly's ef
fects, accompanied by a polite note from
Lieutenant dishing to General Hebert, ex
pressing his regret that he had not had the
pleasure of landing him at home the night
before. It is said that many mutual pleas
antries passed on the occasion, for the whole
surprise was so ridiculously complete that
even the rebels could not help being good
natured over it, however much chagrined.
Jones aud Howarth were in this adveuture
also.
Iu Juno last Lieut. Cushing had another
bold adventure. He started upod an expedi
tion with one boat and sixteen men, aud
went to within eight miles of Wilmington,
hiding in the swamps during tho day. On
this occiion he captured a rebel eourrier,
with mails from Fort Fisher to Wilmington,
containg a largo batch of information
among other things that the rebel rams then
being constructed were utterly useless. In
coming away he captured a boat containing
si Binuieis, uun oeuig auerwanis discover
ed, was chased by several picket boats.
Lieutenant Cushing pretended ho was go
ing out by the same way he entered by the
western bur but while they were preparing
to dodge and meet him, he suddenly turned
off to the left and jumped his boat over the
breakers at the new inlet side, where the re
bels dare not follow him. He got off sately
aud was picked up by the Cherokee, which
brought Jiim to his ship next day with all
his prisoners. For this exploit ho was-coni-pliiueutcd
by a letter from the Naval De
partment, iu which Jones und Howarth were
honorably mentioned also, aud medals of
honor were conferred upon Win. Wright,
ship's yeoman, and John- Sullivan, seamen.
The most astounding part of this narra
tive is that the hero of it is a youth of only
22 years of age, with a record already
summed up of which many grey beards
would bo proud. When introduced to hi:n,
I could scarcely reconcile the fact that tho
unassuming young man bclorc rue, with his
frank open countenance and long hair
thrown wildly behind his ears, looking like
some student just escaped from college for a
little frolic, was the man wliosu name is al
ready aud so justly prominent before the
public.
Apart from tho glory which such espi
sodes as these throw around the character
of our navy, this destruction of tho rebel
ram Albemarle is a really important affair.
It has, for months past, kept employed in
watching aud at bay at least tivo of our
doublu-eiulers and some five or six other
vessels, which will now be released for any
other kind of duty.
Lieut. Cubhing was on his way to Wash
ington, and will probably visit New York
shortly, in both of which places he will
doubtless receive the attentidn duo to his
superior merits. While the uavy of the
United States can boast of such young aud
vigorous genius, there is no fear of its ever
outliving the grand old stock of its Perrys
and its Farraguts.
IMPOBTANT NEWS FEOM GEN.
SHERMAN.
Cincinnati, Nov. 0.
The Indianapolis Journal says that officers
from Chattanooga report that Gen. Sherman
returned to Atlanta early last week with
five corps ol his army, leaving two corps in
Tennessee, under Gen. Thomas to watch
Hood.
He destroyed the railroad from Chatta
nnoga, and is sending the irou to the former
place.
Atlanta wu burned, and Sherman is now
msrebing directly for fbsrlwtoo, 6. O.
Tho gunboat, Wachttsett which has pre
formed the signal service of capturing the
vrivitoir Florida, was built at the Charles
ton Navy-Yard in 1861-2. Her engines
were built by George Qulutard, esq., at the
Morgan Iron Works In this city. VVachu
sett is a screw sloop of war of tho second
class, of 1,082 tuns register. The 10th i of
October, 1861. She was ono of the flotilla
which aided the army in its operatians
ngainbt Yorktown, Va., in May, 1862, this
being her first service. On the 15th of May,
1HK2. she was bresent and participated in
the attaek upon the battcrv at Drury'a Bluff
known as Fort Darlintr. In 1808 she was
tho flagship of Admiral Charles WilkeaJ
in the west indies, ana on tue xuui oi
March, of that vcar. she captured the Dol
phin, a blockado runner; sho also captured
the blockado runner Virginia, both vessels
netting over 00,000. During the present
year she has been employed on special auty
of tho coast of Brazil. Her capture of the
Florida will place her name prominently on
the page ot our eventful history.
THE FLORIDA.
The Florida sailed from Liverpool, Eng
land, on the 22d, of March, 18C2, under the
name of the Oreto. She arrived at Nassau,
N. P.. in April, where sho received her
armament, &c. ' On the 14th of June, 1802
sho was taken possession of by H. B. M
steamer Grevhonnd. but was- soon released
On the 0th of August, 1302, she left Nassau
and proceeded toGreeu Bay, where sho was
fitted out for a cruiser, her stores, &c, being
brought to her by the hnglisn schooner
Princo Alfred. She rau into Mobile on tho
8lh of September, 1802, and was struck bj
shot several times from the guns of the Vero
na and Oneida. She ran out on the 17th of
January, 1003. After doing much damage
to American snipping, went into bt. Ucorge s
Channel .in August, 1803. Iu September
she entcied Breast, France, and on tho 11th
ol that, month was detained by tho trench
Government. Soon afterward she ran out.
On the lOrh of July 1864, she captured the
steamer Electric Spark, from New York to
New Orleans. For a long tunc she was a
consort of the Alabama, and acted in con
junction with her in cunsing. fche was com
manded a lona tunc bv Lieut. J. JN. jHamt,
but for the past year or more, she has been
commanded by C Marringault Morris, for
merly of the" I". S. Navy. Owing to the
many chances in the list of oiiicess of the
Florida, wu will not give the one we shall
have a full and accurate list upon the arri
val of.tho Waehuselt and her prize the
I londa.
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'I hcJMot to Ititi ii Ilic L'iticrt.
Chicago, Nov. 7.
A mounted patrol of 500 men has been
organized by the citizens for the protection
of this city. Thcv will be on duty all niaht.
A suflicient military force in here to prevent
anv outbreak.
Richmond ar.d Hancock, agents of the
New York line of propellers, received a dis
patch to-day stating that the Canadian
steamer Georginna has been fitted out as a
pirate, and is in Lake Huron.
The Chicago Journal says tho telegrams
were received yesterday by John v ent
worth announcing the coming of large num
bers of bushwhackers Col Sweet, the com
maudant at Camp Douglas, w iik coinumniea
ted with and orders at once for the arrest
of the desperadoes on their arrival were is
sued. The leaked out, and the faithful
found means to apprise their lriends, and
the bushwaekers left the train at the city
limits and scattered iu various directions.
The military and police are constantly
scouring the city, and have picked up hue
dreds of them.
A propeller, w ith nearly a hundred suspi
cious characters, arrived this morning from
Canada, and will be captured. Col. Sweet
has for some-time been aware of a rebel plot
to release the prisoners at Camp Douglas
and burn the city. His detectives have
been at work, and with success, and, though
the evidence obtained is not sufficiently con
elusive to warrant the arrest to these hun
dred conspiration, it deemed necessary to
strike at once such ones as were unquestion
able treasonable. Captain Nelson, of the
city police, was dispatched to the house Tf
Dr. Edwards to arrest Col. Vincent Marina
duke, brother of tho rebel General. ' At the
same time a detachment of military pro
ceeded tolhe Richmond House, and captur
ed the rebel Col. G. St. I.eger, Greenfield
Morgan, Adjutant General, and J. Shan
an escaped rebel prisoner. . B. S. Morris, a
man noted for his hatred to the North, was
also arrested. They are all now in Camp
uougias. iu a dispatch to Ueneral took
this mornini;. Col. Sweet says: "I have com
plete proof ot his having assisted Shauks
the rebel prisouers at, this camp,"
Meantime another detachment of military
invested the limhlenee of Charles Walsh
near Camp Douglas. His house was enter
ed and a portion of tiiu contents taken to
the camp. Captain Cantrell and a private
named Charles Traverse, both belonging to
tho rebel service, were there, and were ar
rested as spies. In Walsh's house were
found two hundred stand of arms, with all
the necessary ammunition, and two cart
loads of largo revolvers, loaded and cap
ped ready for use.
Iif regard to the arrest of Walsh, Colonel
Sweet says he has evidence enough against
him to insure his swinging for treason. Col.
Sweet has proof in his possession that it
was the plan of tho conspirators and home
traitors to release the rebel prisoners at
Camp Douglas and burn the city. The
Camp was to Imvii been attacked on two
sides to morrow night, the prisoners releas
ed, and tho city pillaged anil burned.
Simultaneously with tho above arrest by
the military, the police entered a room in a
building adjoining tho Mattesou House, and
captured two large boxes of loaded guus
concealed there.
The police made a raid, early to-day, on
the Donelson House, in Canal street, and
captured foity bushwhackers, w ho had been
tracked there. All of them were, armed to
the teeth,
I'ront Nhenuan's Army,
DEFEAT OF HOOD.
Nasuvili.e, Nov. 5. On tho 3d inst., the
rebel army, under Hood, attempted to cross
theTennesse river at tho mouth of tho Blue
water, and were repulsed by tho Union army
under General Sherman, with considerable
loss.
Three regiments of cavalry aro reported
between Decatur and Courtlaud. Forrest,
with a cavalry force, is reported near John
sonviiie, which is amply garrisoned to repeal
any attack.
General Sherman's headquarters to-day
are at Gaylesville, North Alabama, a little
burg of a doen houses, situated on the
Chattanooga river, six miles from its junc
tion with tho Coosa. Tho towu is twenty
five miles from Rome, Ga., iu a southwester
ly direction. Tho valley iu which Gayles
villo lies is a productive one, aud one week
ago was tolerably well filled with supplies.
This fact no doubt influenced General Sher
man iu selecting this as a place of rest when
pursuit of Hood was abandoned. The army
has been here five days, and the country for
twenty-five miles around has been pretty
well cleared of sweet potatoes, corn, hogs,
milch cows and fruit. Our men have "sub
sisted off the country," and grown fat by the
change from Government rationt. Pilu of
cracker boxes and barrels of saU meat are
stored at the commissary depots of the army
and origioul packages of bacon remain un
touched. The army is, indeed, "Detter off
than it would be iu camp."
The enemy is entreucbed in the Blue
Mououius, Uyond the Coott, fifteen miki
from here, la the direction of Talladega,
Uis three corps ol lnuuiry Le ,Biewau
and Cheatham's picket the south bank of
the Coosa, while Wheeler with his cavalry
it strongly Intrenched at Turkeytowo, on
the north bank ol the uoosa. vrnr-eiers
men m dismounted, and acting aa an Infan
try corps of observation. No engagement
of any Importance has taken place between
the armies since tue return trip commenced;
and I do not secUnt tftj fighting is likely
to occur toon.
There are rumors of a reorganization of
the armies composing uuermau's Military
Division, by w filch department organiza
tions will be done away with, and the whole
army, under General Sherman's personal
supervision, become a more manageable ma
chine. The railroad from Chattanooga to Atlan
ta and Rome will be in running order to
mor.ow. More than twelve miles of track
have been entirely rebuilt since the enemy
were driven away, the desf 'uction of ties,
rails and bridge having been complete. .
1'lie Pirate "Florida" Captured by
tue "Vauclionctt."
Boston, Nor. 7.
The United States steamer Kearssgc, Capt.
Winslow, has arrived at this port from St.
Thomas. She brings eight of the crew of
the pirate Florida, captured by tho United
States steamer Wachusett, in the bay ot Sat;
Salvador, Brazil, October 7th.
Fifty-eight of the crew and twelve officers
were captured, without the loss of a man on
board the wachusett.
The Wachusett, with the Florida, was to
Jeave St. Thomas on the 2d instant for the
United Stales.
LATER.
The following is a brief account of the
circumstances of the capture of the pirate
i loriua :
Sho arrived at Bashia Bay of San Salva
dor, on tho night of the 7th ult. Captain
Collins having held a consultation with his
officers determined to sink the Florida in
Port.
Accordingly about three o'clock the cables
were slipped, and the Wachusett 6teamed
for the Florida, hitting her on the quarter
without doing her any great lujury.
Cupt. Collins now called out to those on
board the pirate to surrender or he would
sink her. This demand w as replied to be
the First Lieutenant "under tho circum
stances I surrender."
A Howzer was now made fast, tho cable
slipped and the Florida towed to sea.
In the malee several pistol shots were
fired, and accidentally two guus from tke
Wachusett. Captain Morris and wolf,of
tho Florida's crew wcro ashore on lilierty.
The Florida w as taken completely by sur
prise. Seventy of her men, it was known
being on shore, and the others just coming
aboard were asleep and iutoxicated.
The blow ijiveu the Florida by the Wa-
chusetts carried away the mi.zen most and
main yard, which feu on tho aw ning pre
venting any of her crew from getting up
from below. So unconscious was the officer
of the deck of the intention of the Wachu
setts' Captain that be sang out "you will
run into us if you don't take care !" at the
same time-calling for alight. Twelve offi
cers and fifty-eight men of the Florida w ere
to leave on the 2d iust.
Official Announcement of the Capture cf the
Florida.
DISPATCIIE3 TO SECHETABY WLI.ES
Washington, Nov. S.
The following dispatches were to day re
ceived by thu Navy Department announcing
the capture of the Florida :
Bostos, Nov. 7.
To the Hon. Gideon Welles, Secret ary of
the Navy :
I have tho honor to report the arrival of
the S. steamer Kearsargo off Scituate from
the Hoads.
We left the Wachusetts apd Florida at
St. Thomas.
The Florida was captured nt Uie harbor
of Bahia, by the Wachusett, on October 7.
Wo bring 1(1 prisoners and one officer
from tho Florida,
Signed GKO. A. WINSLOW,
Coiiiiiiiiuder,
St. Thomas, W. I., Oct. 31, via Boston, 7.
Hon. Gideon Welles :
Syi : I have thu honor to report the ar
rival here of this ship, with the re.t.el stea
mer Florida in company.
The Florida with 58 men and 12 officers
was captured about 3 o'clock on the morn
ing of October 7th, in the Bay of San Salva
dor, by the officers and crew of this vessel,
without loss of life.
Five of the officers, including her com
mander and the remainder of her crew, were
on shore.
The Florida had her mizzen mast and
main yard carried away, and her bulwarks
cut down. This vessel sustained no injury.
A detailed report will be handed to you
by Paymaster V. W. Williams.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
N. W. COLLINS,
Commander U. S. Sloop Waehusetts.
si.n.iiAKV or ,m;iv.s.
A newspaper carrier walked on the Fash
ion Course, last Wednesday, 21 miles iu four
hours aud seven seconds, for a purse of
$100.
An ingenius Pennsylvania)! has invented
a machine for coal mining, w hich weighs
200 pounds, costs $300, and will do the
work of twenty men.
Yalu College has recently received large
and valuable additions to its collection of
cokis, which now cumbers five thousand
specimens.
Prof. Agassiz, iu the Atlantic Monthly
has come to the conclusion that the couli"
neut of North America was at one time
covered with ice a mile iu thickness.
A man named Sykes, in Indiana county,
Pa., died on Suuday week from tho effects
of eating freely of chesnuts the day pre
vious. Butter is sold iu Canada at ten and twelve
cents per pound.
A little girl residing in Whitewater, Wis
cousin, was strangled to death a few days
ago in endeavoriug to swallow a raw oys
ter. '
Some parties have struck a rich vein of
ore at Westfield, Mass., which yields about
eighty per cent, of load.
An official count of the vote of Colorado
on the State question show a majority
against the proposition,
The Constitution of Nevada provides that
in civil cases three-fourths of a jury may
render a verdict, tho same a if the whole
panel agreed.
The Treasury Department is printing and
issuing weekly about twelve million dollars
of legal tender and natioual bank curren
cy. A correspondent from Illinois says that
"all tho different crops havo been enormous
and in consequence ousiuess of all kinds is
exceedingly brisk. Corn tells from the field
at 60 cents per bushel." "
The largest valley in the world is the
Valley of Missippi. It containi 600,000
tquaro miles, ana is one of the most fertile
and profitable regions of the globe.
The heaviest fall of enow ever known at
Bt. Louis occurred on Thursday, The enow
full to the depth of six inches. At tnow
ttormt usually proceed from the West, we
may expect an early visitation of sleighing
tt do dittaat dsf.'
The pastor of the First jPreebytennn
Church in Chicago, Rev. Zcphaniab. M.
Uniuphery was lately garroted and robbed
of a valuable gold watch, which had been
f .repented to him by his former parishoners
il Milwaukee. The present congregation of
Mr. Humphrey, on learning of the Toss, Im
mediately presetted him with another watch,
and also with a revolver and a solid hickory
cane, in order that he may hereafter deal
literal "apostolic blows,,' should occasion
demand.
The Richmond Whia of the 19th Inst..
laughed at the superstition of the Yankees,
who expected some great event on that day
because it was the 82d anniversary of the
surrender of Cornwallis, and boasted that
Kicnmond was still sate. A lew hours later,
when it heard of Early's defeat, it may have
concluded that the "superstition" was not
so ilblouuded after all.
The wealthiest English noblemen are the
Duke of Northumberland, the Duke of
Cleveland, the Duke of Bedford, the Duke
of Sutherland, the Marquis of Westminster,
and the Earl of Dudly, neither of whose in.
comes is less than 200,000 a year, while
some exceed it by nearly one-half.
Courtcnay James, Sergeant in company
I, Third Ohio Cavalry, and son ol G. P. R.
James, the eminent English novelist, died
recently in the Mower Hospital, Chesuut
Hill.
A comparison of our taxes with those of
most of the European nations show that
they are even in time of war, much less than
in France, Austria, England, fcc, in time of
peace.
A drover in Cincinnati lost $400, which a
cow swallowed, a fact that was ascertained
by finding in her mouth pieces of the green
backs. He bad her killed and picked out
of the Stomach and put together enough to
amount 10 fi&u.
Robert J. Walker has shipped from Lon
don thirteen or fourteen cases of valuable
pictures to bo sold for the benefit of the
sanitary Commission his own generous con
tribution.
The wife of Edward W. Green, tho Mai
den murderer, had on Wednesdav her first
interview with him since the day for his
execution was fixed by the Executive. The
interview occupied half an hour, and was
very allecting-
The St. Joseph Herald says thp street of
that rity nre filled with women witn t.egar
in their mouths.
Great Bri'.aiu inmrirtf, brooms from thi
country. A lurge manufacturer iH Chid. pee
supplies heave orders for London aud Uir
miugham.
A flag stuff one hundred and seventy fee
hi'h, in a single stick, hat been erected at
Bridgeport, Connecticut, at a cost of fifteen
hundred dollars, by Elius Howe, Jr., the
sewing machine man.
Longfellow's "Hyperion" is to be pub
lished in England, illustrated with twei.tv
four photographs of the scenery of the Rhine.
Switzerland, aud the Tyrol.
Among the patients in the hospital at
Porthmouth Grove It. I., are four ordained
ministers and several graduates of colleges,
all now commissioned officers or privates'.
The Canadian papers are unanimous in
denouncing the recent raid into Vermont as
barbarous, anil contrary to nil the rules of
civilized warfare.
The wheat crop of Minnesota is stuted to
be ii.SOO.OOO bushels in execys this year over
that of any previous crop. At the same
time thai young Nt lm sens twelve t!nii
sand ot her lhoreis into the field as sol
diers. . I'ennsvU-anta has Z A'i nui.i of railway I
which lmve cost i!14:.47l,7l'.i. The nuia's
are 1017 miles iu length, co-ting ;i.is t.70(.
The real und personal estate in 1HI10. amount
ed to $1,4 tti.oO 1.889. The Staff debt .N..v,
80, 1 Still, was :-HU:tG..V.i(if xb.rwlng a de
crease from the preceding year r'f $815,017.
A firm in Springfield manulaetures rixty
thousand collars a day.
The Smi"b family, in Er'vO, tiunil e.-;
2")0,'J00 mjIIU, and an equal irnl.er 1
bodies.
The new Atlantic Telegraph f.'nl.el is now
being manufactured in England at the lute
of eighty miles per week.
The largest lake in the world is Lake
Superior, which is truly an infant sea, being
four hundred and thirty mites long.
NiiuiiioUlu 4 'a I Trade
SiUHuklx, Nov
.7,
9.161 IS
364. abi IS
Sent for weak ending Not. 4.
Per inat report,
J.W.TKi 12
Wo.l-J? Uli
To same time last year,
3T,8.11 10
A Conn Time CVvin'. Pur ilpcptii i
and those whn have bien snrlt -linji lur yeurs
with n disordered liver, or u-phUits, of the
digestive oryann. You will believe this af
ter giving Lfoojt-md'i German Hitter a t ri nl.
This remedy will ciiuse n pernmm nt eure,
nuu entiimiynu inj-njoy me.
KDlTt'll OF AMERICAN :
Dkab Sill : ith your pertnls'tnn I mill to my
to the reader? rT your piper that I will send by r-.
turn mail, to all wishing it (free), a Recipe. Willi full
directions for making and uinp a simple Vegetable
Balm, that will effectually remove, in ten days Pint,
pies, Blotchen, T an, Freckles, and nil impurities rf
the Skin, leaving the same toll, clear, smooth and
beautiful.
I will also mail free to those having Bald Heads,
or Bare Faces, simple directions aud information
that will enable them to start a lull growth of Lux.
urtnnt Hair, Whiskers, or a Moustache, ia less than
thirty days.
Alt applications answered by return mail without
charge. Respectfully yours,
T110S.F. CHAPMAN, Chemist,
631 Bioudway, New York.
Sept. 10, 1S64. Sm
r.Yi: iintl II. Professor J. ISAACS
M. D., Occi-LIST and At nisr, formerly Leyden,
Holland, is now located at Aro. Ml Pine Street,
Philadelphia, where persons afflicted with diseases of
the EYE and EAR will be scientifically treated and
cured, if curable. jf' Artificial Eyes inserted with
but pain.
N. B No charges mads for Examination. The
Medical faculty is invited, at behu CO secret in hit
mode of treatment.
July 2,1864. ly
The Mummies ok Thebes. Messrs. Ayer
& Co. have received from Alexandria a car
go of rags to pay for their medicines, which
are largely sold in Egypt. They are evident
ly gathered from all classes and quarters of
the Pacha's dominions the cast off gar
ments of llajis and Ilowajis white lirtnen
turbans, loose breeches and flowing robes.
Not the least part of thoir bulk is cloth in
which bodies were embalmed for preserva
tion three thousand years ago. They are
now too be made into paper for Ayer's Al
manacs', and thus, for having wrapped the
dead for thirty centuries, are used to warn
the living from the narrow house which they
have so long inhabited, and to which, in
spite of all our guards and cautions, we
must so surely go. Daily Etening Journal,
madamV6iiTer'b"ci'Ra'tive balsam
has long tested the truth that there are first prineiplea
in Medicine as there it in Science, and this Medicine
it compounded on principle suited to the manifold
nature of Man ! The cure of Colds it in keeping open
tire pores, aud creating a gentle internal warmth,
and this caused by the use of thi Medioine. lis re
medial qualities art based on it power to twist tbt
healthy and vigorous circulation of blood through (bt
lungs, it enlirent the mutolet end twist the skin to
perform it duties of regulating ihe beat of the sys
tem, tnd Id gently throwing off tbt watte lubtuuiot
from tut surface of the body. It it not violtnt rem
(Jit put the emollient, warming, tetxebing tnd tffeo
live. toHbyll drtrfTH cnf V
bMtle . . . - l l ,f
VoVtti ard Couorrs. Sudden changes of
cYimste are sources of Pulmonary and Brm
thiol affection. Experience having proved
that simple remedies act speedily and cer
tainlg when taken in the early stage bf dis
ease, recourse should at once be bad to
"BrotrrC Bronthial Troches," or Eozengcs,
ici uiu wioiu, Vyonpn or irritation or the
Throat be ever so slight, as by this prccau-
viuu more serious aiiacK may be effectually
warded off. Soldiers Bhouffl have them, as
they can be carried in the pocket and taken
as occasion requires.
TO CO.ASlNKTIVnS.
Contumptlv laffercn will rMHitt ft vnlnaMn tor a.
oriptioo for tb our of Coniuxnption. Asthma, Bron
chitii, and all throat tod Lucg atloctioni, frM ut
uuhikv.i wy icuuiuk iumr naures to
ACT LVUAIWA
WILSON.
WilliftiDjSurj,
Sept. 34, 1864. Sm
u.ingt Co.,
New Tork
BUNBUEY
12 00
12 Si a 2 40
100
150
MARKET.
EgB,
Butter, .
Tallow,
Lard,
Pork,
Bacon,
Ilaui,
Shoulder,
Flour.
it
i
14
ii
IS
IS
23
24
Wheat,
llye. '
Cum,
OnU,
75
100
(2 Ml
(7 00
liuckwhsat,
Flauced,
Cloverseed,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Gentlemen's Hats.
All the latest tvlc9 at CHARLES 0AKF0RD A
SONS, Continenuil Hotel, Philadelphia.
Nov. 13, 1364. 3m
Btatement of Northumberland County Bank.
Statement of the Northumberland County Bank M
required by the 2d section of llio Act of General
Assembly, of this Commonwealth, approved October
13th, 1J7 :
ASSETS.
Gold to State and Silver lh vault, f 5.4&9 to
TJ. S. S per eent Comp'd Interest Notes 2.1. ISO 09
I . S. Legal Tender Notes, 12.723 20
U. K. 5-20 Bonds, 90.000 00
" Mint Certificates, 20.000 00
Loans and Discounts, 163.606 37
Due from Banks in Philadelphia, 33.861 SI
Notes of other Banks, 3.495 07
Due from Brokers, 2.433 li
Bank Property, 3. MS 60
$353,362 23
t 66.47S 00'
12S.3CS HO
137,733 23
5.313 00
LIABILITY.
Capital Stock,
Circulation,
Due Depositors and other Banks,
Due Commonwealth,
$337,S92 23
I certify the alove statement to be troe and cor
rect to the best of my knowledge and belief.
TUOS. I. UKA.NT, Cashier.
. Affirmed and subscribed before me,
F I?. Haas, N. P.
Sbiimukin, Nov. 2, lSlil.
This Dunk has declared a Dividend on Capital
Stock of Four per cent, for the hut six months, clear
ot L'uited Sutesnwl Altule tuxes, payublu on duiuand.
4 N election for Thirteen Directors will be held a
j (he bunking house iu Shnuiokiu, on
MONDAY, the 21st day of November. 1Sf,
between the hours of 10 and 2 o'clock 1'. M of
said day.
THOS. 1). O KANT,
Sliamukiu, Nov. 12. 1864. Cmhier.
Ladies' Furs,
The largest anortuienl at CHARLES OAKI'ORD
A SONS, t'uutiueiital Hotel, I'hiludelphia.
Nov. 12. lg-61, iliu
VALUABLE PROPERTY
FOR, SALS.
The subscriber offers at Public Sale, at the Ilouio
Joseph Vnnkirk. in tho HOKOLOll of XOUTHUM
DKKLA.ND, on 1 LI..SD A V, NOV1.M1IKK 22, 1664,
his
FARM,
in the Borough aforesaid, un the North-east Branch
of the Sutquchuuna river, adjuiuiu lauds of Jejse
C. liorlou, Win 1. 1 1 tut t and l.stalj of Joseph 1'iie.n
ly. dee'd. The farm C'jutaiu fifty i.'"0) acres more
or !e of excellent laud. The improvement are a
Batik-burn, a two-slory frame Dwclliiiit ilnutc. a
double barrack, two Orchards of about Iweuty-hve
hoe tipple treed each, and a pump of excellent water
and a uever-fiuling streuiu of water pities through
lliU tract.
Two lots in tho Borough of Northumberland, an.'
numbered iu he frenernl utan of j.tid Burouh as lot.
Nod 1&0 att.l 100, I'r.jutiug en Onceu street, adjoin
.property Uuvt occupied by jtrs richuyler ttud Jmco'
lircis.
fculc to commence at 40 o'clock A. M. of fnid d.i
when lerinfc will bo mit.le hv
URAN1 II A M I. TAiOART.
Northumberland Nov. 12, lb.il.
Ladies' and Children' Hut -l.atfs:
style, at CHARLES OAKl'ORE A SON
Ct.titinetna) lli.M. l'liiladilpbia
Niv. 12, IbSl. :m
Ladies' Furs.
Purchasers nntvrelv upon Kcttiin the bent Kurt
CHARl.KS OAlilOHD A SO.Ntf, Continental llo'
I'hilade'.phia.
Nov. 12. 141. 3m
Ladies' Furs.
Purchasers mn. rely udon petting the best Fur
C11AR1.KS OAKFOK'D 4 SONS, Continental 1U
Philadelphia.
Nov. 12, 1861. -3 m
1801. 18(
MAMMOTH STOIt
a. w;
T Ed leave to call the attention of tho rubli.
1 J
thoy have juit relumed from luo City w
very
LARGE AND WELL SELECTED
o fit l T,r f II (I A d I
' 3 1 U t H U I) I U U IF
Consisting of DRY OOODS,
Hardware. Queensware Cedarware,
BOOTS & SEOI
Hosiery, Gloves, Notions. Trimmings,
lrug9 and 'hnilc-alw. Oils, I.r
end in fact EVERYTHING GENERALLY
iu Couutry MIoim-m.
We bought our goods at the lowest Cash
and consequently we thiuk we can offer g
duccmeut! to purchasers for Cash or Count
dues. The highest market price paid fof a
of Produce. O ive us a call .
J. W. FRILING 4
Sunbury, Nov. 12, 1861.
Ladies' and Children's Hats.
Latest style, at CHARLES OAKFOR1)
Continental Hotel, Philadelphia.
Nov. 12, 1861. 3in
GREAT DISTMBUTJ
OF
FINE GOLD AND SILVER WA1
ELEGANT DIAMOND BIN
Diamond Brooches, Ear Drops, Bi
And a very targe stock of Elegant Jcwi
ed at
: $5oo,ooo,
CERTIFICATES,, naming each articl
valu are placed in SEALED EXVLL0
well mixed. One of these envelope wil
eredatour office, or tent by mail to tr
without regard to choice, on receipt of
We will sund by mail or eaprew. tb
the purchaser may draw, for ONE 1"
txekangi fur any orher artice on 0
the tame value at tke artieie drawn
NO BLANKS J
Entire satisfaction guaranteed in til ens.
You may obmin a tioi.n Vtch, oi
Riko for ONE HOLLA II, which you ne
until yon know wtat you have drawn an.
Iw- Five tealed Envelope! for 1,
fj. Thirty for i.
Send for Circular- Agent wanted.
GOODWIN. HUNT
JEWiLERS, J7 Hroadw
All letters should be ad dross ed to our
Post Ofhce, Ne York.
Nor. li, lel.-t
Ladiet' Fur.
Tbs largest tMortment at CHARLES
a BON6, Ooolioeolal Hotel, Philadelph
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